Efficient video transfer system

A system for marking and transferring data of interest, comprising:

• an interface configured to:
• receive an indication to mark data of interest;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine whether to generate a transfer request for the data of interest based at least in part on a viewing likelihood estimate;
• in response to a transfer request determination to generate the transfer request for the data of interest, generate the transfer request for the data of interest;
• and
• provide the transfer request to a device, wherein the device fulfills the transfer request in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a first transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget, in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a second transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget and a remaining time until a transfer deadline is less than a deadline threshold time, and/or in response to determining that a transfer request time estimate is less than a transfer request time threshold fraction of a remaining time until a transfer deadline.

A method for marking and transferring data of interest, comprising:

• receiving an indication to mark data of interest;
• determining, using a processor, whether to generate a transfer request for the data of interest based at least in part on a viewing likelihood estimate;
• and
• in response to a transfer request determination to generate the transfer request for the data of interest, generating the transfer request for the data of interest, wherein the transfer request is generated in response to determining that the viewing likelihood estimate crosses a viewing likelihood threshold sooner than a time budget threshold.

A computer program product for marking and transferring data of interest, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving an indication to mark data of interest;
• determining whether to generate a transfer request for the data of interest based at least in part on a viewing likelihood estimate;
• and
• in response to a transfer request determination to generate the transfer request for the data of interest, generating the transfer request for the data of interest, wherein the transfer request is generated in response to determining that the viewing likelihood estimate crosses a viewing likelihood threshold sooner than a time budget threshold.

A method for marking and transferring data of interest, comprising:

• receiving an indication to mark data of interest;
• determining, using a processor, whether to generate a transfer request for the data of interest based at least in part on a viewing likelihood estimate;
• in response to a transfer request determination to generate the transfer request for the data of interest, generating the transfer request for the data of interest;
• and
• providing the transfer request to a device, wherein the device fulfills the transfer request in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a first transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget, in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a second transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget and a remaining time until a transfer deadline is less than a deadline threshold time, and/or in response to determining that a transfer request time estimate is less than a transfer request time threshold fraction of a remaining time until a transfer deadline.

A computer program product for marking and transferring data of interest, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving an indication to mark data of interest;
• determining whether to generate a transfer request for the data of interest based at least in part on a viewing likelihood estimate;
• in response to a transfer request determination to generate the transfer request for the data of interest, generating the transfer request for the data of interest;
• and
• providing the transfer request to a device, wherein the device fulfills the transfer request in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a first transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget, in response to determining that a transfer request cost estimate is less than a second transfer request cost threshold fraction of an available transfer budget and a remaining time until a transfer deadline is less than a deadline threshold time, and/or in response to determining that a transfer request time estimate is less than a transfer request time threshold fraction of a remaining time until a transfer deadline.