Public/private communications paths

Abstract

Access to transactional multimedia content may be based on network routing. Some multimedia content may be best delivered via a private network. Other multimedia content may be best delivered via a public network. A type of the multimedia content may thus determine network routing.

1 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by a server, whether requested content is a live video or a video on demand;   in response to the requested content being a live video, determining, by the server, a first network for delivering the requested content to a device;   in response to the requested content being a video on demand, determining, by the server, a second network for delivering the requested content to the device, wherein the second network is different from the first network; and   sending, by the server, the requested content to the device via one of the first network or the second network based on whether the requested content is a live video or a video on demand.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a network address that corresponds to the device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a network address that corresponds to the first network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a network address that corresponds to the second network. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server storing the live video. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server storing the video on demand. 
     
     
         8 . A first device, comprising:
 a hardware processor; and   a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:   determining whether requested content is a live video or a video on demand;   determining a first network for delivering the requested content to a second device in response to the requested content being a live video;   determining a second network for delivering the requested to the second device in response to the requested content being a video on demand, wherein the second network is different from the first network; and   sending the requested content to the second device via one of the first network and the second network based on whether the requested content is a live video or a video on demand.   
     
     
         9 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the second device. 
     
     
         10 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the first network. 
     
     
         11 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the second network. 
     
     
         12 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server. 
     
     
         13 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server storing the live video. 
     
     
         14 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server storing the video on demand. 
     
     
         15 . The first device of  claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a network address that corresponds to at least one of a content server storing the live video and a different content server storing the video on demand. 
     
     
         16 . A computer readable medium storing processor-executable instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 determining whether requested content is a live video or a video on demand;   determining a first network for delivering the requested content to a device in response to the requested content being a live video;   determining a second network for delivering the requested content to the device in response to the requested content being a video on demand, wherein the second network is different from the first network; and   sending the requested content to the device via one of the first network and the second network based on whether the requested content is a live video or a video on demand.   
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the device. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the first network. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise determining a network address that corresponds to the second network. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a network address that corresponds to a content server.