Reverse buffering a stream of media content

One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of optimizing a stream of media content through a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• communicating, within the wireless telecommunications network, a first request from a first mobile communication device (“first mobile device”) for the media content to be streamed to the first mobile device accessible through the wireless telecommunications network, wherein the first request is communicated to a catalog within the wireless telecommunications network to determine if the media content has been reverse buffered at a mobile communication device;
• receiving at the first mobile device the media content from a host of the media content, wherein the host of the media content is in a second network different from the wireless telecommunications network;
• reverse buffering the media content as reverse buffered media content on the first mobile device, wherein the media content is reverse buffered as a result of the first request from the first mobile device, and wherein the first mobile device is not allowed to present the reverse buffered media content;
• presenting the media content on the first mobile device;
• receiving at first mobile device a second request from a second mobile communication device (“second mobile device”) for the reverse buffered media content, wherein the second request was directed to the first mobile communication device by the catalog as a result of the catalog indicating that the first mobile device includes the reverse buffered media content associated with the media content;
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• communicating, through the wireless telecommunications network, at least a portion of the reverse buffered media content stream to the second mobile device from the first mobile device, wherein communicating at least the portion of the reverse buffered media content stream to the second mobile device from the first mobile device occurs while the first mobile device is not allowed to present the reverse buffered media content.

One or more non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of optimizing a unicast stream of media content through a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• receiving at a catalog a first request from a first mobile communication device (“first mobile device”) for the media content;
• determining in the catalog that the media content is not available as a reverse buffered media content on a mobile communication device;
• directing the first request to a host of the media content, wherein the host is accessible by a second network that is different from the wireless telecommunications network;
• associating in the catalog that the media content is associated with a reverse buffered media content, such that the reverse buffered media content is further associated with a location identifier associated with the first mobile communication device where the reverse buffered media content is reverse buffered, wherein the media content is reverse buffered on the first mobile device from buffered media content as a result of the first request from the first mobile device, wherein the media content reverse buffered on the first mobile device is available to be streamed to a second mobile communication device (“second mobile device”) but is prevented from being presented on the first mobile device;
• receiving at the catalog a second request from the second mobile device for the media content;
• determining the media content is available as the reverse buffered media content that is reverse buffered on the first mobile device;
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• directing the second request for the media content to the reverse media content based on the location identifier associated with the first mobile device.