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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Michael A. Makhijani, Playa Vista, CA (US);

Thai Lam, Torrance, CA (US);

Vishal Arya, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Sunil A. Jethwani, Encino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael A. Makhijani, Playa Vista, CA (US);

Thai Lam, Torrance, CA (US);

Vishal Arya, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Sunil A. Jethwani, Encino, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/218 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1002 (2013.01); H04N 21/2181 (2013.01); H04N 21/23103 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for content delivery are disclosed. A content delivery system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a plurality of content delivery networks, and at least one network selector, wherein the at least one network selector analyzes a content delivery request, determines which content delivery networks in the plurality of content delivery networks are suitable for fulfilling the content delivery request, and selects one of the suitable content delivery networks to fulfill the content delivery request.


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