Patent ID: 9049346
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a switched content delivery network having a plurality of nodes for servicing a respective plurality of client devices and a switching mechanism for controlling delivery of programs to individual ones of said plurality of nodes, said method comprising: providing a plurality of programs to said switching mechanism, said switching mechanism configured to reallocate bandwidth based at least in part on viewership for particular programs; obtaining first information relating to capabilities of a plurality of particular client devices serviced by said node; obtaining second information relating to program requests from said plurality of particular client devices; and comparing said first information relating to said capabilities of said plurality of particular client devices to said second information relating to said program requests to identify at least one of said plurality of programs as being both: (i) requested by each of said plurality of particular client devices, and (ii) in a format which is determined that each of said plurality of particular client devices are capable of accessing.