Patent ID: 9374603
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising: receiving first content into a base transceiver station (BTS) from a backhaul link between the BTS and a base station controller (BSC) remote from the BTS; transmitting the first content from the BTS to a first device served by the BTS; receiving a second packet communication from a second device served by the BTS wherein the second packet communication includes a second content request; processing the second packet communication to determine a second content identifier included in the second content request wherein the second content identifier is associated with second content; processing the second content identifier to determine if the second content is the same as the first content; in response to determining that the second content is the same as the first content, generating and transferring a control instruction from the BSC to the BTS instructing the BTS to begin buffering the first content; buffering the first content at the BTS, and transmitting the buffered first content to the second device; and in response to determining that the second content is not the same as the first content, transferring the second packet communication to a communication network to obtain the second content.