US 8,997,163 B2 · System and method to distribute video-on-demand content

Abstract

Method, system and computer-readable medium to distribute VOD content are disclosed. A method of displaying video content includes accessing an association table for video-on-demand (VOD) content. The association table includes a first segment entry associated with a first video segment of a first length and a second segment entry associated with a second video segment of a second length that is longer than the first length. The first segment entry includes a first multicast group ID and the second segment entry includes a second multicast group ID. The method further includes receiving the first video segment via the first multicast group ID, displaying the received first video segment, and receiving the second video segment via the second multicast group ID within a period of time of displaying the first video segment.

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A method of displaying video content, the method comprising:

receiving, using a video content receiver, a first video segment of video-on-demand content using a first multicast group identification, the first video segment having a first length;
receiving a duration of the video-on-demand content;
displaying, using the video content receiver, the first video segment at a presentation rate;
and
receiving, using the video content receiver, a second video segment of the video-on-demand content at a download rate using a second multicast group identification within a period of time of displaying the first video segment, the second video segment having a second length that is longer than the first length in accordance with a geometric progression, the geometric progression based on a ratio of the download rate and the presentation rate, the download rate is greater than the presentation rate, wherein an ith video segment of the video-on-demand content is received, the ith video segment having a length that is shorter than the second length as adjusted based on the duration of the video-on-demand content.

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A video content receiver to display video content, the video content receiver comprising:

a processor;
and
a computer-readable storage device to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first video segment of video-on-demand content using a first multicast group identification, the first video segment having a first length;
displaying the first video segment at a presentation rate;
and
receiving a second video segment of the video-on-demand content at a download rate using a second multicast group identification within a period of time of displaying the first video segment, the second video segment having a second length that is longer than the first length in accordance with a geometric progression, the geometric progression based on a ratio of the download rate and the presentation rate, the download rate is greater than the presentation rate, wherein an ith video segment of the video-on-demand content is received, the ith video segment having a length that is shorter than the second length as adjusted based on a duration of the video-on-demand content.

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A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first video segment of video-on-demand content using a first multicast group identification, the first video segment having a first length;
receiving a duration of the video-on-demand content;
displaying the first video segment at a presentation rate;
and
receiving a second video segment at a download rate using a second multicast group identification within a period of time of displaying the first video segment, the second video segment having a second length that is longer than the first length in accordance with a geometric progression, the geometric progression based on a ratio of the download rate and the presentation rate, the download rate greater than the presentation rate, wherein an ith video segment of the video-on-demand content is received, the ith video segment having a length that is shorter than the second length as adjusted based on the duration of the video-on-demand content.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method to distribute video-on-demand content

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