WO2002032140A3 - Systems and methods for caching data in media-on-demand systems - Google Patents

Systems and methods for caching data in media-on-demand systems Download PDF

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WO2002032140A3
WO2002032140A3 PCT/US2001/031585 US0131585W WO0232140A3 WO 2002032140 A3 WO2002032140 A3 WO 2002032140A3 US 0131585 W US0131585 W US 0131585W WO 0232140 A3 WO0232140 A3 WO 0232140A3
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Systems and methods may be provided for retrieving non-on-demand media data and on-demand media data that is provided by separate data sources. On-demand media data may be cached to reduce system latencies and the burden on the distribution network.
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