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US 2017/0366836 A1Published application
Methods And Systems For Content Control
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorRoss Gilson
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Abstract
Methods and system for providing content are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving a request for data at a first time, wherein the data comprises a first time duration, determining a buffer size based upon the first time duration, and determining a playback window based upon the determined buffer size and the first time. The method can also comprise synchronizing presentation of content on a plurality of devices.
Claims1
A method comprising:
- receiving a request to synchronize a first content transmission with a second content transmission based on an offset between the first content transmission and the second content transmission, each comprising the same content, wherein the first content transmission comprises a first set of content frames and a first audio track comprising a first pitch, wherein the second content transmission comprises a second set of content frames and a second audio track comprising a second pitch, and wherein the first pitch and the second pitch are the same;
- encoding at least a portion of the first content transmission at a modified playback speed such that the at least the portion of the first content transmission is synchronized with at least a portion of the second content transmission, wherein encoding comprises manipulating one or more content frames in the first set of content frames based on the offset between the first content transmission and the second content transmission and wherein encoding at the modified playback speed causes the first pitch to be an altered pitch, wherein the modified playback speed is based on a first buffer size estimate from a first user device and a second buffer size estimate from a second user device;
- transmitting the at least the portion of the first content transmission to the first user device;
- and
- transmitting the at least the portion of the second content transmission to the second user device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.