Patent ID: 9462074
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for storing a streaming multimedia (SM) object in a network having a content server which hosts SM objects for distribution over said network through a plurality of helper servers (HS) to a plurality of clients, said streaming media object being comprised of a plurality of successive time-ordered chunks, wherein each chunk is further comprised of a discrete number of time-ordered segments arranged from first in time to last in time, each segment allocated to a respective HS disk block storage unit, said method comprising: i) receiving a SM object; ii) determining whether sufficient disk space is available on at least one of said plurality of HSs to store said received SM object; iii) storing said received SM object at said at least one of said plurality of HSs if it is determined that there is sufficient disk space; and iv) performing the following steps, if it is determined that there is insufficient disk space available to store the received SM object: