Patent ID: 8607290
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising a server for delivering content to a home system communicating with at least one peer-to-peer (P2P) network, the server comprising one or more processors operable to: determine at least one characteristic of at least one network associated with the home system; and based at least in part on the characteristic, determine whether to provide at least one content file to the home system for presentation thereof on a display of the home system from the server or the P2P network, wherein when the content file is delivered from the P2P network, at least first and second source peers each containing the content file negotiate directly with each other to determine which one of the first and second source peers sends a first segment of the content file to the home system, wherein the other one of the first and second source peers sends a second segment of the content file to the home system as a result of the negotiation.