Tuning efficiency and delivery of content

摘要

In accordance with one configuration, in response to receiving a request from a client device, a server resource tunes to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel. While tuning, the server resource obtains a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content. The server resource forwards the network address to the client device for subsequent retrieval of the content.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
via computer processor hardware at a server resource, performing operations of:
in response to receiving a request from a client device, tuning to a corresponding channel to retrieve content conveyed on the corresponding channel;obtaining a network address of the server resource from which content in the corresponding channel will be available for retrieval by the client device subsequent to the server resource successfully tuning to the corresponding channel and buffering a portion of the content; andforwarding the network address to the client device, the network address specifying a network interface of the server resource from which to retrieve the buffered content; wherein the request is a first request to the server resource, the first request indicating to tune the corresponding channel, the method further comprising:
subsequent to forwarding the network address to the client device, receiving a second request from the client device, the second request transmitted from the client device to a communication interface assigned the network address, the second request requesting retrieval of the buffered portion of the requested content from the communication interface; andin response to receiving the second request, transmitting the buffered portion of the requested content to the client device.