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US 11,778,013 B2Granted
Segment ladder transitioning in adaptive streaming
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorAlexander Giladi
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for delivering and playing streaming content. A plurality of adaptations sets may be generated for a content asset. The plurality of adaptation sets may have segments encoded according to different segment durations. A media device may transition between adaptation sets to perform a content transition operation.
Claims48
A device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed, by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
- determine a content transition operation associated with a content asset;
- determine whether a location of the content transition operation is associated with a segment boundary of a first version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration;
- access, based on the location of the content transition operation not being associated with the segment boundary, a second version of the content asset comprising a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
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- switch, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, to the first version of the content asset.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining a content transition operation associated with a content asset;
- determining whether a location of the content transition operation is associated with a segment boundary of a first version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration;
- accessing, based on the location of the content transition operation not being associated with the segment boundary, a second version of the content asset comprising a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
- and
- switching, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, to the first version of the content asset.
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A system comprising:
- a content device configured to store a plurality of versions of a content asset;
- and
- a computing device comprising one or more processors and instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
- determine a content transition operation associated with the content asset;
- determine whether a location of the content transition operation is associated with a segment boundary of a first version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration;
- access, based on the location of the content transition operation not being associated with the segment boundary, a second version of the content asset comprising a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
- and
- switch, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, to the first version of the content asset.
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A device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed, by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
- determine a first version of a content asset and a second version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration and the second version of the content asset comprises a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration;
- receive a request for the second version of the content asset, wherein the request is based on a segment boundary of the first version not being associated with a location of a content transition operation;
- send, based on the request, the second version of the content asset, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
- and
- send, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, the first version of the content asset.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining a first version of a content asset and a second version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration and the second version of the content asset comprises a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration;
- receiving a request for the second version of the content asset, wherein the request is based on a segment boundary of the first version not being associated with a location of a content transition operation;
- sending, based on the request, the second version of the content asset, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
- and
- sending, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, the first version of the content asset.
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A system comprising:
- a content device configured to store a plurality of versions of a content asset;
- and
- a computing device comprising one or more processors and instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
- determine a first version of the content asset and a second version of the content asset, wherein the first version of the content asset comprises a first plurality of segments associated with a first segment duration and the second version of the content asset comprises a second plurality of segments associated with a second segment duration different than the first segment duration;
- receive a request for the second version of the content asset, wherein the request is based on a segment boundary of the first version not being associated with a location of a content transition operation;
- send, based on the request, the second version of the content asset, wherein a segment boundary of the second version of the content asset is associated with the location of the content transition operation;
- and
- send, after execution of the content transition operation via the second version of the content asset, the first version of the content asset.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.