Erik C Mikkelson

US Patent:

7930723, Apr 19, 2011

Filed:

Apr 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/116813

Inventors:

Erik C Mikkelson - Fremont CA, US
John Y. Affaki - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725 86, 725116

Abstract:

Downloading previously aired programs using peer-to-peer networking includes, in certain aspects, sending a request identifying a previously aired program to a computing device. A list of a plurality of client devices that may have at least a portion of the previously aired program are received from the computing device, and portions of the previously aired program are received from one or more of the plurality of client devices.

US Patent:

20060161679, Jul 20, 2006

Filed:

Jan 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/036970

Inventors:

Edward Ludvig - Redwood City CA, US
Erik Mikkelson - Fremont CA, US
Todd Lund - Santa Clara CA, US
Liam O'Gorman - Novato CA, US
Sukesh Pai - Mountainview CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/173
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709240000, 709224000, 725105000

Abstract:

A procedure identifies multiple messages to distribute via a cable television network. The procedure determines first performance data associated with a downstream subnetwork and determines second performance data associated with an upstream subnetwork. The plurality of messages are prioritized based on the first performance data and the second performance data. The procedure sends a highest-ranked message among the plurality of messages to a destination device.