Converged Premises Gateway Content Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video content delivery systems face challenges in efficiently sharing content across networks while maintaining security and reducing latency, particularly in decentralized environments where content needs to be accessed from multiple locations without local storage.
Innovation Solution
A converged premises gateway module with a processor, video content network interface, and memory for storing and uploading content to a content-sharing server, enabling secure and efficient content distribution over a video content network, reducing upstream bandwidth requirements and latency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is stored locally at multiple remote locations for sharing, then content accessibility and sharing capability are improved, but device complexity and security management become worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a content sharing server as an intermediary between the head end server module and remote devices. The server receives content from the head end, stores it centrally, and manages distribution to authorized devices. This intermediary approach enables content sharing without requiring complex local storage and synchronization across multiple remote devices, thereby improving adaptability while controlling system complexity.
2Productivity
If content is uploaded to a centralized server from remote locations, then content sharing efficiency is improved, but upstream bandwidth consumption is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the head end server module proactively push content to the content sharing server before users request it. The server pre-processes and stores content in a readily accessible format, so when users want to access or share content, it is already available locally at the server rather than needing to be downloaded from remote devices. This reduces upstream bandwidth consumption while maintaining high sharing efficiency.
3Speed
If content is cached locally at remote devices, then access speed is improved, but device storage requirements and synchronization complexity are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by allowing remote devices to download and cache content from the centralized content sharing server when needed. Since the server maintains the master copy and manages updates, devices can have local copies for fast access without complex synchronization requirements. The server handles update distribution centrally, simplifying the synchronization process compared to peer-to-peer approaches where every device would need to synchronize with every other device.
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AI summary
A video content system includes a head end server module and a content-sharing server coupled to a video content network. Also included is a converged premises gateway module coupled to the video content network at a location remote from the head end server module and the content-sharing server. The converged premises gateway module includes a processor and a video content network interface coupled to the processor and the video content network and configured for communication with the head end server module over the video content network. The gateway module also includes a memory module having a predetermined storage location for content to be shared with the content-sharing server and a local area network configured at least for distribution of video content within the remote location. The system further includes an upload module configured to cause the content in the predetermined storage location to be uploaded to the content-sharing server.