Patent ID: 7219153
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a computerized device, a method for providing content from a content host using a content delivery network, the content delivery network having content servers and having a content delivery manager that directs placement of the content among the content servers, the method comprising the steps of: receiving information from the content host, the presence information indicating the availability of content associated with the content host, the content host different from any of the content servers and different from the content delivery manager of the content delivery network; receiving a subscription request from a content subscriber; and transmitting a notification message to the content subscriber, the notification message having the presence information from the content host, indicating availability of content associated with the content host, and having network information indicating the content delivery network having the content received from the content host, the notification message enabling the content subscriber to acquire the content from the content delivery network, wherein the step of receiving a subscription request comprises the step of receiving content subscriber identifier information from the content subscriber and further comprising, in response to receiving content subscriber identification information, the steps of: