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US 2022/0070518 A1Published application
Adaptive bitrate streaming
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsPhilip John Stroffolino, Jaikumar Subramanian
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for performing adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming. A user device may request a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of a content asset from a content provider, and may receive the segment. An estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content may be determined based on metrics associated with receipt of the segment of the first version and in a manner that takes into account latency with the network, such that a determination whether to switch to a higher or lower bitrate version of a content asset during ABR streaming may be more accurately made.
Claims57
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause:
- receiving, based on a request for a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of content, the segment;
- determining, based on an amount of time from a sending of the request for the segment to receiving at least a first portion of the segment, a latency associated with the receiving the at least the first portion of the segment;
- determining a total time to receive the segment;
- determining, based on a removal of the latency from the total time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determining, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
6 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause:
- sending, to a content provider, a request for a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of content;
- receiving, based on the request, the segment of the first version of the content;
- determining a first time from the sending the request to receiving at least a first portion of the segment;
- determining a second time from the receiving the at least a first portion of the segment to receiving an end portion of the segment;
- determining, based on the first time and the second time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determining, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
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A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- receiving, based on a request for a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of content, the segment;
- determining, based on an amount of time from a sending of the request for the segment to receiving at least a first portion of the segment, a latency associated with the receiving the at least the first portion of the segment;
- determining a total time to receive the segment;
- determining, based on a removal of the latency from the total time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determining, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
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A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- sending, to a content provider, a request for a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of content;
- receiving, based on the request, the segment of the first version of the content;
- determining a first time from the sending the request to receiving at least a first portion of the segment;
- determining a second time from the receiving the at least a first portion of the segment to receiving an end portion of the segment;
- determining, based on the first time and the second time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determining, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
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A system comprising:
- a content provider configured to provide a plurality of versions of content;
- and
- a computing device configured to:
- receive, from the content provider and based on a request for a segment of a first version of the plurality of versions of content, the segment;
- determine, based on an amount of time from a sending of the request for the segment to receiving at least a first portion of the segment, a latency associated with the receiving the at least the first portion of the segment;
- determine a total time to receive the segment;
- determine, based on a removal of the latency from the total time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determine, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
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A system comprising:
- a content provider;
- and
- a computing device configured to:
- send, to the content provider, a request for a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of content;
- receive, based on the request, the segment of the first version of the content;
- determine a first time from the sending the request to receiving at least a first portion of the segment;
- determine a second time from the receiving the at least a first portion of the segment to receiving an end portion of the segment;
- determine, based on the first time and the second time, an estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content;
- and
- determine, based on the estimated time to receive the second segment of the second version of the content satisfying a threshold, to send a request for the second segment of the second version of the content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.