System and methods for providing content to vehicles

At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon which, when executed in a system comprising a first teleport in communication with a first satellite, the first satellite having an established total transmission capacity to transmit data and an excess capacity at a particular time to transmit data that is provided to the first satellite by the first teleport, cause the first teleport to perform a method comprising acts of:

• (A) determining a rate at which the first satellite transmitted data for receipt by at least one vehicle during at least one previous time period;
• (B) determining, based at least in part on the rate determined in the act (A), a rate at which to provide data to the first satellite for subsequent transmission;
• and
• (C) providing data to the first satellite at the rate determined in the act (B);
• wherein the act (B) comprises determining the rate at which to provide data to the first satellite based at least in part on the first satellite's excess capacity to transmit data at the particular time, wherein the excess capacity to transmit data at the particular time depends at least in part on how much of the established total transmission capacity is being used to transmit other data at the particular time.

A first teleport, in communication with a first satellite, the first satellite having an established total transmission capacity to transmit data and an excess capacity at a particular time to transmit data that is provided to the first satellite by the first teleport, the first teleport comprising:

• at least one processor, programmed to:
• determine a first rate at which the first satellite transmitted data for receipt by at least one vehicle during at least one previous time period;
• determine, based at least in part on the first rate, a second rate at which to provide data to the first satellite for subsequent transmission;
• and
• provide data to the first satellite at the second rate;
• wherein the at least one processor is programmed to determine the second rate based at least in part on the first satellite's excess capacity to transmit data at the particular time, wherein the excess capacity to transmit data at the particular time depends at least in part on how much of the established total transmission capacity is being used to transmit other data at the particular time.