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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
May. 31, 2013
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Chin Yuan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Cheng-Hong Hu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/853 (2013.01); H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 12/927 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/266 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 47/11 (2013.01); H04L 47/15 (2013.01); H04L 47/2416 (2013.01); H04L 47/2425 (2013.01); H04L 47/801 (2013.01); H04L 47/806 (2013.01); H04L 47/822 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04L 67/322 (2013.01); H04N 21/24 (2013.01); H04N 21/2405 (2013.01); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes, in response to determining that a distribution capacity of a network device exceeds a first distribution capacity threshold and that the distribution capacity of the network device does not exceed a second distribution capacity threshold, determining, at the network device, whether a data source satisfies a popularity criteria. The method includes, in response to determining that the data source satisfies the popularity criteria, sending, from the network device, data associated with the data source to a user device.