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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Donald E Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Donald E Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/632 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/23103 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01);
Abstract
The METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A PEER-TO-PEER CACHE CONTENT REPLACER ('P2PCCR') rates the value of storing specified existing content and replaces the lowest rated existing content with the requested new content. In one embodiment, a method for content replacement that may be used in a peer to peer video on demand system is described. The method includes receiving a request for new content, obtaining usage and availability data, determining a value rating based on the usage and availability data, and replacing lowest value rated content with said new content.