US 12,452,475 B2
Apparatus and methods for storing, accessing, and delivering data
George Sarosi, Niwot, CO (US); Wilfred Jaime Miles, Arvada, CO (US); and Chris Cholas, Frederick, CO (US)
Assigned to TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,672.
Application 17/699,672 is a division of application No. 17/493,673, filed on Oct. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,792,462.
Application 16/207,831 is a division of application No. 15/483,948, filed on Apr. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,148,992, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Application 15/483,948 is a division of application No. 14/290,502, filed on May 29, 2014, granted, now 9,621,940, issued on Apr. 11, 2017.
Application 17/493,673 is a continuation of application No. 16/207,831, filed on Dec. 3, 2018, granted, now 11,140,432, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0210499 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/274 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2747 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/2353 (2013.01); H04N 21/2387 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/254 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/25875 (2013.01); H04N 21/274 (2013.01); H04N 21/41 (2013.01); H04N 21/4135 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/433 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/436 (2013.01); H04N 21/45 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Computerized cloud storage apparatus for use in a content distribution network, the computerized cloud storage apparatus comprising: non-transitory storage apparatus having at least one storage medium configured to store data;
a data interface in data communication with the non-transitory storage apparatus and configured for data communication with at least one computerized storage management process of a managed content delivery network; and
computerized logic configured to, based at least on one or more data communications with the at least one computerized storage management process, cause:
receipt, via at least the data interface, of first content data designated by a first user, second content data designated by a second user, and third content data designated by at least the first user and the second user;
creation of at least a first dedicated storage location comprising the first content data;
creation of at least a second dedicated storage location comprising the second content data;
creation of at least a first commonly accessible storage location comprising the third content data, the creation of the first commonly accessible storage location comprising creation of a data storage device disposed topologically at an edge portion of a managed content distribution network and more proximate to each of the first and second users than the first and second dedicated storage locations;
implementation of a first virtual control boundary associated with the first user, the first virtual control boundary including the first dedicated storage location and the first commonly accessible storage location; and
implementation of a second virtual control boundary associated with the second user, the second virtual control boundary including the second dedicated storage location and the first commonly accessible storage location;
wherein the implementations of the first and second virtual control boundaries enable distributing a load of delivering the first and second content data out to the edge portion of the managed content distribution network.