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

Claim 7:
8. An automated method executed by a digital content storage and delivery system (DCSDS) configured to store recorded video content on behalf of subscriber end users for on-demand playback via a data communication link, and configured to cache live streaming video content for distribution via the data communication link, the method comprising:
monitoring bandwidth usage of the data communication link, wherein the data communication link has limited bandwidth;
determining current bandwidth demand for playback of recorded video content stored in a storage architecture of the DCSDS;
reserving a first portion of the limited bandwidth of the data communication link to satisfy the determined current bandwidth demand, resulting in reserved bandwidth and available bandwidth; and
allocating the available bandwidth to support distribution of live streaming video from the DCSDS via the data communication link.