US 12,593,091 B1 · Content delivery and data exchange for in-vehicle device in vehicular environment using storage network

Abstract

Content delivery and data exchange in a vehicle using a storage device network (SDN) with multiple nodes and a content delivery network (CDN) are provided. An in-vehicle device streams content from the CDN via the SDN. The in-vehicle device accesses the vehicle's location, accesses content availability information, and accesses an optimal SDN node for content delivery. Content requests are received and transmitted to the CDN, and content segments are received from the SDN. For video-on-demand (VOD), geo-location and route data are transmitted to a cloud service, which processes and delivers content from the CDN to the SDN. For live content, streaming is switched from the CDN to the optimal SDN node. Additional features include trick-play options, content uploads, and various transfer protocols. Related systems, devices, non-transitory, computer-readable media, and the like are also provided.

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Dependent claims

A method for content delivery and data exchange in a vehicle utilizing a storage device network (SDN) and a content delivery network (CDN), wherein the SDN comprises a plurality of nodes, the method performed by an in-vehicle device, the method comprising:

causing streaming of content from the CDN to the vehicle by:
causing to access a location of the vehicle along a vehicle path;
causing to access information regarding content availability from the CDN;
based at least in part on the location of the vehicle along the vehicle path, and the content availability from the CDN:
causing to determine an optimal node of the plurality of nodes of the SDN along the vehicle path for delivery of the content;
and
based at least in part on the determining the optimal node of the SDN along the vehicle path for the delivery of the content:
causing to process the content at the optimal node of the SDN along the vehicle path;
and
causing to switch from streaming the content via the CDN to streaming the content via the optimal node of the SDN along the vehicle path.

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Content delivery and data exchange for in-vehicle device in vehicular environment using storage network

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