System and method for minimizing network bandwidth retrieved from an external network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9344496
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14531804

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A system and method are provided of minimizing network bandwidth used from an external network by client peers in a local network. The method can include the operation of organizing a plurality of clients each having media streamlets and a client parent in a structure within the local network. Mapping information propagates through the structure. The mapping information represents local streamlet locations as stored by the plurality of clients. Another operation is retrieving a local streamlet from a client identified in the mapping information as having the local streamlet for the requesting client.

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  • ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, David S Salt Lake City, US 23 445
Hurst, Mark B Cedar Hills, US 58 1751
Larson, Loren American Fork, US 4 47
Wang, Lei Provo, US 2172 19391

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