Content Delivery Queue Merging Bandwidth Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional queue implementations in unicast messaging systems do not effectively address bandwidth issues when multiple users request the same content simultaneously, leading to high network demand and inefficiencies in content delivery.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that manage content delivery by adding requests to a queue and sending a single instance of each content item upon a predetermined event, such as timer expiration, regardless of the number of requests, with each device filtering out unwanted content and using identifiers to associate requests with their origin, thereby reducing bandwidth usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional queue implementations are used to handle multiple user requests, then requests are processed in order, but network bandwidth consumption increases due to multiple duplications of the same content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple identical content requests into a single transmission instance. When multiple users request the same content, the system consolidates these requests and delivers one copy of the content to a designated user, while other users receive notifications about the delivered content, thereby eliminating redundant bandwidth consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal content delivery mechanism that serves multiple users through a single content transmission. The content delivery system is designed to handle both individual content delivery and group content delivery, where one content instance can satisfy multiple requests simultaneously, making the system multi-functional in terms of request fulfillment.
2Reliability
If multiple instances of content are sent to each requesting device, then each device receives its requested content, but network bandwidth is excessively consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple identical content requests into a single transmission instance. When multiple users request the same content, the system consolidates these requests and delivers one copy of the content to a designated user, while other users receive notifications about the delivered content, thereby eliminating redundant bandwidth consumption.
3Loss of time
If content is delivered immediately upon each request, then user response time is minimized, but network resources are wasted due to redundant transmissions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by queuing content requests and identifying duplicate requests before actual content transmission. The content delivery system proactively consolidates multiple requests for the same content into a single transmission task, preventing redundant transmissions before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where users who receive content can notify other users in the queue about the content delivery. This feedback loop allows the system to inform waiting users that their requested content has been delivered to another user, reducing the need for additional transmissions while maintaining user awareness of content availability.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for delivering content such as enhanced television applications over a network. In one exemplary method, a request for a content item is received. The request is added to a request queue. Each application requested is then identified and then the exemplary method waits for the occurrence of a predetermined event. Upon the occurrence of a predetermined event, the exemplary method provides for sending a single instance of each content item, regardless of the number of requests for each such content item.