Patent ID: 9497494
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-usable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of optimizing a broadcast of streaming media content in a bandwidth-constrained network, wherein the network includes a plurality of broadcast base stations, wherein each broadcast base station includes a media-proxy server and a base-station controller, the method comprising: communicating streaming media content from an application server to the plurality of media-proxy servers, wherein each media-proxy server is capable of receiving more instances of streaming media content than its respective broadcast base station is capable of broadcasting; at a first base station that includes a first media-proxy server, receiving from a wireless user device a user request associated with a user to broadcast a new instance of streaming media content that requires additional bandwidth; determining whether bandwidth is available at the first base station to broadcast the new instance of streaming media content; when bandwidth is available at the first base station, communicating the user request from a first base-station controller to the first media-proxy server to broadcast the new instance of streaming media content, and broadcasting the new instance of streaming media content from the first base station; when bandwidth is not available at the first base station, denying the request to broadcast the new instance of streaming media content; transmitting information about the user request, the availability of bandwidth, and the streaming media content to a broadcast-management server (BMS), wherein the BMS coordinates broadcasts across multiple access networks; utilizing the BMS to centrally manage requests and broadcasts on the multiple access networks, wherein managing requests and broadcasts includes,