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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Provenance Asset Group Llc, Essex, CT (US);
Provenance Asset Group LLC, Essex, CT (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatuses of providing content data and accessing content data. The method for providing content data comprises: receiving a first request for content data, the first request being originated from a first user equipment and comprising an indication of the requested content data and an indication from where the requested content data is accessible; identifying a local equipment that is in proximity to the first user equipment and has pre-stored the requested content data; and returning a first response directed to the first user equipment, by which the first user equipment is informed to access the requested content data from the local equipment via a first device-to-device communication with the local equipment. With the proposed solutions, network loads can be reduced.