Patent ID: 8656443

Claim:
A method for communication, the method comprising: performing by one or more processors, one or more circuits, or any combination thereof in a server that is operable to handle processing of content for a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs), wherein the content is based on one or more Internet access operations by one or more of the plurality of STBs: determining control data that affects performing the processing of the content by the server; configuring, based at least in part on the determined control data and capabilities of one or more links between the server and one or more web servers utilized to support at least some of the one or more Internet access operations, one or more tasks handled or one or more resources used by the server during the processing of the content; and time slicing access to the one or more resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the server.