Methods and apparatus for delivering content
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsRobert Skog, Chris McEvilly
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for processing communications. In one aspect, a method in a first node in a network of delivering content comprises delivering a first portion of the content to a device, receiving a request for a second portion of the content from the device and, responsive to the request and responsive to a determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from a second node in the network, instructing the device to retrieve the content from the second node.
Claims20
A method in a first node in a network of delivering content, comprising:
- delivering a first portion of the content to a device;
- receiving a request for a second portion of the content from the device;
- and
- responsive to the request and responsive to a determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from a second node in the network, instructing the device to retrieve the content from the second node by sending a redirection message to the device that indicates that the second portion of the content is located at the second node;
- wherein the determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from the second node comprises at least one determination from among the following determinations:
- a determination that the device has moved within the network after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that the device has moved its geographical location after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that a network path between the first node and the device has changed after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that the second node is the optimal node in a plurality of network nodes for delivering the content to the device;
- and
- a determination that the second node is the geographically closest node in a plurality of network nodes for delivering the content to the device.
An apparatus for delivering content, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor such that the apparatus is operable to:
- deliver a first portion of the content to a device;
- receive a request for a second portion of the content from the device;
- and
- responsive to the request and responsive to a determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from a second node in the network, instruct the device to retrieve the content from the second node by sending a redirection message to the device that indicates that the second portion of the content is located at the second node;
- wherein the determination that the second portion of the content should be delivered to the device from the second node comprises at least one determination from among the following determinations:
- a determination that the device has moved within the network after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that the device has moved its geographical location after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that a network path between the first node and the device has changed after the delivering of the first portion of the content to the device;
- a determination that the second node is the optimal node in a plurality of network nodes for delivering the content to the device;
- and
- a determination that the second node is the geographically closest node in a plurality of network nodes for delivering the content to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.