Congestion Aware Hybrid File Transfer

1 . A method of delivering audiovisual content to a viewer, the method comprising:

monitoring a viewer activity;

prompting viewer to indicate an intent upon the occurence of a pre-specified event;

identifying content for delivery based on the indication from the viewer; and

selectively delivering the content to the viewer, wherein the delivery is via a broadband connection during a non-peak time.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying content for delivery to a plurality of viewers based on responses received from the plurality of viewers.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

delivering the identified content to at least two viewers via a multicast delivery if identical content has been designated for delivery to at least two viewers.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

delivering the identified content to a viewer via unicast delivery if identical content has not been designated for delivery to multiple viewers.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the occurence of a pre-specified event comprises:

determining if a number of episodes of a particular program viewed is greater than a pre-set number.

6 . A method of delivering audiovisual content to a viewer, the method comprising:

monitoring a viewer activity;

training a machine to learn viewer tendencies based on the monitored activity;

identifying content for delivery based on the learned viewer tendencies; and

selectively delivering the content to the viewer, wherein the delivery is via a broadband connection during a non-peak time.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

identifying content for delivery to a plurality of viewers based on monitoring activity of a plurality of viewers.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

delivering the identified content to at least two viewers via a multicast delivery if identical content has been designated for delivery to at least two viewers.

9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

delivering the identified content to a viewer via unicast delivery if identical content has not been designated for delivery to multiple viewers.

10 . A system for delivering audiovisual content to a viewer, the system comprising:

a media source containing audiovisual content;

a receiver located within a viewer premises;

a communication network connecting the media source to the receiver; and

a system controller for facilitating delivery of audio visual content to the receiver, wherein the communication network provides content to the receiver during a non-peak time.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the delivery is via a unicast connection to a receiver.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the delivery is via a multicast connection to a plurality of receivers.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the audiovisual content includes at least one of images, streaming video, text and sound.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein viewer interaction with the system controller is via the network.