METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC TIME SLICE ENCODING FOR COMPLETE INTERNET ANYWHERE

摘要

A server may be used to handle at least some of processing of content retrieved via and/or derived from Internet access operations of a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs). Resource allocation and/or utilization, and/or tasks or applications performed in the server during the processing may be configured based on control data, which may be determined by the server and which may comprise capabilities of links between the server and each of the plurality of STBs, requirements of the tasks, characteristics of the content and/or the Internet access operations, user preferences and/or interactions, and/or content provider preferences. The server may dynamically reconfigure the tasks and/or resources based on monitoring of its operations and/or changes of the control data. Configuring tasks and/or resources may comprise time slicing access to resources that are commonly used during concurrent servicing of at least some of the plurality of STBs by the support server.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining, in at least one computing device, control data that is associated with a processing of content for a plurality of set-top boxes (STBs), the content being based at least in part on at least one internet access operation by at least one of the plurality of STBs; configuring, by the at least one computing device, based at least in part on the control data and capabilities of at least one link between the at least one computing device and at least one other computing device, at least one task performed by the at least one computing device or at least one resource used by the at least one computing device during the processing of the content; and wherein the at least one other computing device supports at least a portion of the at least one internet access operation.