US 12,003,796 B2 · Context-aware content delivery

Abstract

This present application relates to delivery of data content across a mesh network of proxy servers based on network context. In some embodiments, optimal paths for delivering the application or data content are computed and selected dynamically based upon context of network traffic. In some embodiments, large data content, such as video content, is segmented dynamically based on network context to reduce delay between a request for the video content by a client device and start of playback of the requested video content at the client device. In some embodiments, a server determines a segmentation profile for segmenting the video content into a plurality of video segments each having a segment size determined based on link performance metrics, generates a manifest file referencing the plurality of video segments in a temporal order and provide the manifest file to a client device.

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Dependent claims

A server comprising:

one or more processors configured to:
receive, from a first application executing on a first client device, a first request to provide first content to the first client device;
determine a first context for delivering the first content to the first client device, wherein the first context is based, at least partly, on network performance metrics of a mesh network of proxy servers, type of the first content, and performance information of the first client device;
determine a first segmentation profile for segmenting the first content into a first plurality of segments based on the first context;
generate a first manifest file based, at least in part, on the first segmentation profile;
and
deliver the first content based on the first manifest file.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a server from a first application executing on a first client device, a first request to provide first content to the client device;
determining a first context for delivering the first content to the first client device, wherein the first context is based, at least partly, on network performance metrics of a mesh network of proxy servers, type of the first content and performance information of the first client device;
determining a first segmentation profile for segmenting the first content into a first plurality of segments based on the first context;
generating a first manifest file based on the first segmentation profile;
and
delivering the first content based on the first manifest file.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Context-aware content delivery

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Context-aware content delivery

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Abstract

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