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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2007
Edward Reus, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jianbo Hou, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jefferson Davis, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jimin LI, Bellevue, WA (US);
Edward Reus, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jianbo Hou, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jefferson Davis, Sammamish, WA (US);
Jimin Li, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A software distribution mechanism evaluates network addresses of requesting clients to determine a location for each client. The clients from a particular location are grouped together and a fraction of those clients in a particular group are recipients of a software distribution. The faction is adjusted to enable more or fewer clients to download, thus effectively throttling the amount of bandwidth consumed by a mass distribution event. The fraction may be adjusted for particular geographical locations and the time of day to make more effective use of network bandwidth.