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AssigneeDISH Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsMARK B. HURST, LOREN LARSEN, DAVID S. ANDERSON, LEI WANG
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A system and method are provided of minimizing network bandwidth used from an external network by client peers in a local network. The method can include the operation of organizing a plurality of clients each having media streamlets and a client parent in a structure within the local network. Mapping information propagates through the structure. The mapping information represents local streamlet locations as stored by the plurality of clients. Another operation is retrieving a local streamlet from a client identified in the mapping information as having the local streamlet for the requesting client.
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An automated process executable by a client device operating as one of a plurality of clients during streaming of a media stream made up of a series of media segments available from an external server via a network, the method comprising:
A client device configured to operate as one of a plurality of clients in a local area network, the client device comprising a processor, memory and an interface to the local area network, wherein the client device is configured to obtain and playback a media stream made up of a series of media segments that are each made available from an external server by executing an automated process comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.