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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
David N. Schlacht, Riverdale, NY (US);
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Hanno Basse, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
David N. Schlacht, Riverdale, NY (US);
Deanna R. Kidd, Long Beach, CA (US);
Hanno Basse, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Steven Kasakitis, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication systemincludes a group of user devices, a satelliteand a content delivery networkin communication with the group of user devices. The content delivery networkselects a plurality of user devicesfrom the group of user devices, divides content into a crucial portion and non-crucial portions, communicates the non-crucial portions to the plurality of user devices using a peer-to-peer network until all non-critical portions are received. After communicating the non-crucial portions, the content delivery networkcommunicates the crucial portion to the plurality of user devicesthrough the satellite. The plurality of user devices assembles the crucial portion and the non-crucial portions to form the content. In addition, security information may be first transmitted through the satellite to the user devices so that a peer-to-peer network may be established. Thereafter, the non-crucial portion are exchanged through the peer-to-peer network.