Patent ID: 9210217
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A content broker system, comprising: at least one content distribution server connectable to a user device having an internal storage element through a first communication network, and connectable to an external storage element associated with the user device through a second communication network, the at least one content distribution server operative to: obtain at least one of a user device parameter or a user parameter, wherein the user device parameter is associated with the user device, and wherein the user parameter is associated with at least one user associated with the user device; classify the internal and the external storage elements based on the at least one of the user device parameter or the user parameter; offer preloading opportunities to at least one of one or more content providers; select a content from a plurality of content available from the one or more content providers based on the classified internal and external storage elements and responses to the offered preloading opportunities; and assist preloading of at least a portion of the selected content to the external storage element through the second communication network based on the user device parameter information, wherein the preloading is additionally assisted based at least upon a value metric, wherein the value metric is at least partially dependent on a cost of usage of the first communication network and a cost of usage of the second communication network, and wherein the cost of usage of the second communication network is less than the cost of usage of the first communication network; and assist in providing an additional portion of the selected content onto the plurality of storage elements associated with the user device through the first communication network, wherein the at least a portion of the selected content is larger than the additional portion of the selected content, wherein content from the at least a portion of the selected content is moved from the external storage element to the internal storage element of the mobile device, wherein the additional portion of the selected content in conjunction with the moved content allows a user to consume one or more content items from the selected content.