Patent ID: 9628760
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for providing video content and data to a user device, the method comprising: providing the video content to the user device over an access network which is connected to the user device; sending a first message from a network operator system to the user device over the access network, the first message including at least one of an instruction for downloading the data or a table storing information about the data, wherein each of the instruction and the information about the data informs the user device to search a peer-to-peer network which is also connected to the user device for the data, wherein the peer-to-peer network is different from the access network; receiving at the network operator system a second message from the user device indicating that the data has been downloaded from the peer-to-peer network; receiving at the network operator system statistical data from the user device via a statistics meter module stored on the user device; and sending from the network operator system a set of rules to the user device, the set of rules including at least identities of components of the data, a time for each component of the data to be played out, and expiry dates of the components, wherein the set of rules are user customized based on a user's preferences and wherein the set of rules are user customized based on the received statistical data of the statistics meter module, wherein the statistical meter module sends reports of the statistical data to a user of the user device and/or to the network operator system.