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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2022
Hulu, Llc, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Qiang She, Beijing, CN;
Lan Xie, Beijing, CN;
Tongyu Dai, Beijing, CN;
Yuting Gui, Beijing, CN;
Wenhao Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Deliang Fu, Beijing, CN;
Chao Li, Beijing, CN;
HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a method receives a request for a video and receives a ranking of content delivery networks for the request. Also, global constraints are received for the content delivery networks. The global constraints define an allocation for respective content delivery networks. The method selects a content delivery network using the global constraints and the ranking. A score for the content delivery network is altered from a first score to a second score in the ranking and used in the selecting of the content delivery network. The content delivery network that is selected for the request is outputted.