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The Patent Office Journal 17/12/2010
4537
(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.3938/CHENP/2010 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :24/06/2010 (43) Publication Date : 17/12/2010
(54) Title of the invention : METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT
(51) International classification :H04N7/173
(31) Priority Document No :11/967,365
(32) Priority Date :31/12/2007
(33) Name of priority country :U.S.A.
(86) International Application No
Filing Date
:PCT/IB2008/055689
:22/12/2008
(87) International Publication No :WO09/087550 A3
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
(62) Divisional to Application Number
Filing Date
:NA
:NA
(71)Name of Applicant :
1)ALCATEL LUCENT
Address of Applicant :54, RUE LA BOETIE, F-75008 PARIS.
France
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)SEGEL, JONATHAN
(57) Abstract :
The invention includes a method and apparatus for delivering content to one or more content destination nodes. A method includes
receiving content utility prediction information for a content item, selecting a content distribution mode for the content item using the
content utility prediction information, and propagating the content item toward at least one of the content destination nodes using the
selected content distribution mode and, optionally, with a defined priority, sequence, or schedule. The content utility prediction
information is associated with the content destination nodes, and is indicative of a level of utility of the content item to the content
destination nodes. The content distribution mode may include any content distribution mode, such as broadcast, switched broadcast,
multicast, unicast, and the like. The content utility prediction information is received from one or more content prediction nodes. The
content is distributed to one or more content destination nodes, which may include end user terminals and/or network-based caching
nodes.
No. of Pages : 41 No. of Claims : 25