Patent ID: 9055085
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: responsive to determining that a first media content asset is not stored in a network, wherein the determining comprises determining that a requested trick file is not stored in a cache of the network, retrieving a second media content asset through the network from a first location, wherein the retrieving comprises retrieving from a content library a stored media asset that corresponds to content currently being transmitted to a user device; using the second media content asset to generate a third media content asset, wherein the using the second media asset to generate the third media asset comprises generating a new trick file from the stored media asset; sending the third media content asset, through the network, to the first location, wherein the sending of the third media content asset comprises sending the new trick file to the content library, and storing the new trick file at the content library; sending a copy of the third media content asset through the network to a second location different from the first location, wherein the sending of the copy of the third media content asset comprises sending a copy of the new trick file to a transmitting device; delivering the third media content asset to a user device; and updating a database of the network to include data that identifies the transmitting device to which the new trick file was sent.