US 12,487,981 B2
Apparatus and methods for packetized data management and delivery in a digital content distribution network
Jeffrey Kuhnke, Frederick, CO (US); and Christopher Sammoury, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,794.
Application 18/222,794 is a division of application No. 15/631,423, filed on Jun. 23, 2017, granted, now 11,704,300.
Prior Publication US 2023/0359607 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/20 (2011.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04N 21/2225 (2011.01); H04N 21/23 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/2747 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/60 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 16/23 (2019.01) [G06F 16/2386 (2019.01); H04L 67/00 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04N 21/20 (2013.01); H04N 21/2225 (2013.01); H04N 21/23 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/2747 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/60 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computerized method of processing digital content requests issued from respective ones of a plurality of network-based content provision processes, the computerized method comprising:
receiving, at a centralized network function, data representative of respective requests for respective digitally rendered content elements, the requests issued from the respective ones of the plurality of network-based content provision processes;
processing each of the respective requests using the centralized network function to extract respective ones of data identifiers associated with the respective digitally rendered content elements;
utilizing the extracted respective ones of the data identifiers to access a database to cross-reference the respective ones of the data identifiers with location data for the respective digitally rendered content elements, the database comprising a first database file structure generated via encoding of a second file structure, the access of the database comprising a read of the first database file structure;
generating respective messages for transmission to the respective ones of the plurality of network-based content provision processes including the respective cross-referenced location data, the respective messages configured to enable each of the plurality of network-based content provision processes to utilize their respective location data to redirect to one or more network locations where the respective digitally rendered content elements can be accessed;
causing the transmission of the respective messages to the respective ones of the plurality of network-based content provision processes;
monitoring for at least one event relating to one or more of the respective digitally rendered content elements;
based at least one the occurrence of the at least one event, causing an update of the database only, the update of the database comprising encoding of an updated version of the second file structure to produce an updated version of the first database file structure;
based at least on a completion of the update, causing the centralized network function to read the updated version of the first database file structure in its entirety; and
based at least on the read of the updated version, causing generation of at least one second protocol-based message, the at least one second protocol-based message enabling at least the respective ones of the plurality of network-based content provision processes to access at least a portion of the respective digitally rendered content elements at a second network storage location;
wherein at least the encoding of the updated version of the second file structure to produce the updated version of the first database file structure and the read of the updated version of the first database file structure in its entirety, reduce latency associated with at least delivery of the at least one second protocol-based message so as to enable meeting of one or more latency requirements.