Patent ID: 9560133
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F,H03M,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprises: receiving, based on a partial download schedule of a distribution scheme, a first sub-set of encoded data slices, wherein a data segment of multi-media content was encoded using a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a set of encoded data slices, wherein the set of encoded data slices is partitioned into the first sub-set of encoded data slices and a second sub-set of encoded data slices, wherein the first sub-set of encoded data slices include less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices, and wherein the second sub-set of encoded data slices are unavailable based on the partial download schedule of the distribution scheme; determining whether to request the second sub-set of encoded data slices after the partial download schedule of the distribution scheme has completed and when the second sub-set of encoded data slices is made available based on the distribution scheme; when the second sub-set of encoded data slices is to be requested, sending accessing information regarding the second sub-set of encoded data slices; and receiving, in response to the accessing information, at least one of the encoded data slices of the second sub-set of encoded data slices such that the decode threshold number of encoded data slices have been received.