Pre-load Server Video Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video delivery systems face network congestion during peak viewing periods, such as prime time or special events, due to simultaneous viewer demands, leading to bandwidth issues and potential delays in content delivery.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a pre-load server to identify scheduled peak viewing events and proactively send video content to DVRs or multimedia storage devices during non-peak periods, including digital rights management data to prevent premature viewing, thereby reducing network load during peak times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If video content is delivered during peak viewing periods, then viewers can watch content in real-time, but network congestion occurs due to simultaneous viewer demands
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by identifying video content scheduled for peak viewing periods and proactively delivering it to DVRs during non-peak periods before the actual viewing event. This pre-delivery approach transfers the content distribution load from peak to off-peak times, reducing network congestion during high-demand periods while ensuring content availability when needed.
2Quantity of substance
If video content is pre-loaded during non-peak periods, then network congestion is reduced during peak times, but additional server infrastructure and storage capacity are required
Solution Approach 1:
The pre-load server performs multiple functions: it identifies video content scheduled for peak viewing, determines which content should be pre-delivered, selects target DVRs for pre-loading, and coordinates the actual pre-delivery process. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional server, the system avoids the need for separate specialized infrastructure components for each task.
3Reliability
If DRM data is included with pre-loaded video content, then content security is maintained, but additional processing and data management complexity is introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the DRM protection mechanism with the pre-loading process by including DRM data directly with the video content during pre-delivery to DVRs. This integration ensures that security measures are embedded within the content distribution workflow rather than being separate add-on processes, maintaining content protection while streamlining the overall data management operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of delivering video content includes identifying a television program scheduled to be broadcast at a time during a peak viewing period, and identifying a recipient multimedia storage device that is to receive video content associated with the television program. The method also includes sending the video content associated with the television program to the recipient multimedia storage device during a non-peak viewing period that precedes the peak viewing period. The video content includes data to prevent viewing of the video content prior to the time when the television program is scheduled to be broadcast.