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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Christopher Painter, Poway, CA (US);
Frank Li-de Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Hwang, Burbank, CA (US);
Timothy S. Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Painter, Poway, CA (US);
Frank Li-De Lin, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Hwang, Burbank, CA (US);
Timothy S. Miller, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for delivering a content file to a client over a packet-switched network. The method begins by determining a suitable throughput required to deliver the content file to the client. Next, the throughput available in a peer-to-peer network for delivering the content file to the client is determined. The required throughput is compared to the available throughput. If the available throughput is less than the required throughput, the available throughput is supplemented with additional throughput. The content is then delivered to the client over the packet-switched network using the available throughput of the peer-to-peer network and the additional throughput.