Patent ID: 11936929
Assignee: SLING MEDIA L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A digital content storage and delivery system (DCSDS) comprising:
a network interface to communicate data between the DCSDS and a destination device via a communication link having limited bandwidth;
an input interface to receive digital content for handling by the DCSDS;
a storage architecture to store recorded video content on behalf of subscriber end users for on-demand playback via the data communication link, and to cache live streaming video content for distribution via the data communication link;
a processor; and
a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the processor-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the DCSDS to perform a method comprising:
monitoring bandwidth usage of the data communication link;
determining current bandwidth demand for playback of the recorded video content stored on the storage architecture;
reserving a first portion of the limited bandwidth of the data communication link to satisfy the current bandwidth demand for playback, with a remainder of the limited bandwidth being available bandwidth; and
allocating the available bandwidth to support distribution of live streaming video from the DCSDS via the data communication link.