Methods And Systems For Providing Alternate Content
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorEdward David Monnerat
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing alternate content are disclosed. An example method can comprise determining a failure condition of a content stream. A channel identifier can be determined for the content stream, and alternate content streams associated with the channel identifier can be determined. The alternate content streams can be accessible via a different protocol, frequency, or network path than the content stream. For example, the alternate content streams can be accessible via a packet-switched network path instead a non-packet-switched network path used to access the content stream.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- detecting a failure condition of a content stream of a content channel, wherein the content stream is provided at a frequency of a quadrature amplitude modulation based network;
- determining a channel identifier of the content channel based on an association of the frequency with the channel identifier;
- determining an alternate content stream based on the channel identifier, wherein the alternate content stream is accessible via a packet-switched network as an alternative for accessing the content channel;
- and
- sending the alternate content stream via the packet-switched network.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a failure condition of a content stream of a content channel, wherein the content stream is provided via a packet-switched network:
- determining a channel identifier associated with the content channel;
- determining a frequency for accessing, via a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) network, an alternate content stream of the content channel based on an association of the channel identifier with the frequency;
- tuning to the frequency;
- and
- sending the alternate content stream via the QAM network.
A method, comprising:
- detecting a failure condition of a first tuner attempting to tune to a first frequency to access a content stream of a content channel, wherein the first tuner is configured to access content via a quadrature amplitude modulation based network;
- determining a channel identifier configured to identify the content channel based on an association of the first frequency with the channel identifier;
- determining, based on the channel identifier, a resource identifier for accessing the content channel via a second frequency;
- accessing an alternate content stream of the content channel by tuning a second tuner to the second frequency, wherein the second tuner is configured to access content via a packet-switched network;
- and
- sending the alternate content stream of the content channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.