Patent ID: 9294534
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method performed by an access node coupled to at least one subscriber network, the method comprising: adaptively determining an anticipated working set of a plurality of television channels for a plurality of subscribers of the at least one subscriber network based on a historically delivered working set of television channels comprising those of the plurality of television channels to which the plurality of subscribers of at least one subscriber network has previously subscribed, wherein the anticipated working set: prior to the specific time at which the plurality of subscribers of the subscriber network is expected to subscribe to the different set of the plurality of television channels, subscribing to the different set of television channels specified by the anticipated working set such that media content associated with the different set of the plurality of television channels specified by the anticipated working set is available for delivery to the plurality of subscribers of the at least one subscriber network at the specific time during which the access node expects the plurality of subscribers of the at least one subscriber network to subscribe to the different set of the plurality of television channels; wherein subscribing to the different set of television channels comprises: