Digital content catering system
OwnerYevgeniy Eugene Shteyn, Jan Renier Mooneninventors
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Abstract
Electronic content information is being catered via a data network. A consumer is enabled to request delivery via the network of a specific piece of content before a deadline selectable by the consumer. The catering service then completes the delivery before the deadline under control of a bandwidth profile of data traffic on at least a segment of the network. The scheduling of delivery deadlines enables the service to optimize usage of the network's bandwidth while maintaining a quality of service.
Claims13
A method of catering content via a data network, the method comprising:
- enabling to request delivery via the network of a specific piece of content before a selectable deadline;
- and
- completing the delivery before the deadline under control of a bandwidth profile of data traffic on at least a segment of the network.
Software for a data processing apparatus, wherein:
- the apparatus has a network interface for communicating with a data network;
- the software enables to render a user interface;
- the user interface enables a user to request via a menu a delivery via the network of a specific piece of content information;
- the user interface enables the user to specify a deadline for the delivery of the specific piece of content information.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- software for enabling to render a user interface;
- wherein:
- the user interface enables a user to select a specific piece of content from a menu;
- the interface enables to communicate a request for delivery of the specific piece of content information via a data network;
- the user interface enables the user to communicate a deadline for the delivery of the specific piece of content information.
A menu for supply to a consumer via a data network, wherein the menu comprises identifiers of a plurality of pieces of content to enable the consumer to select of a specific piece of content for delivery via the data network before a deadline selectable by the consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.