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

Claim 14:
15. A digital content storage and delivery system (DCSDS) comprising:
a network interface to communicate data between the DCSDS and a destination device via a data communication link having limited bandwidth;
an input interface to receive digital content for handling by the DCSDS; and
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 receive live streaming video content for distribution to viewing end users via the data communication link;
wherein the limited bandwidth of the data communication link is shared to support the on-demand playback of the recorded video content and to support distribution of the live streaming video content;
wherein the DCSDS is configured to dynamically allocate a first portion of the limited bandwidth of the data communication link to support the on-demand playback of the recorded video content from the DCSDS, and to dynamically allocate a second portion of the limited bandwidth of the data communication link to support distribution of the live streaming video from the DCSDS.