US 2022/0286720 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED ADAPTIVE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION

Abstract

Systems and methods for switching from a linearly distributed live content and/or internet stream to other contents are provided by aligning timing between contents. Break points may be programmed between diverse non-time synced source encoder of the respective contents to facilitate switching between contents. A first linear stream is caused to be provided. A switchover time to a second linear stream is then identified. The second linear stream is caused to be provided at the switchover time. In different embodiments, switching may occur between different number of contents using the described systems and methods. One or more streaming contents may be up-converted and/or down-converted in different streaming systems.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method to enable switching between multiple broadcasting streams, comprising:

providing, via a communication network, a first live broadcasting stream of a first content stream origination source for playback by a playback device;
providing, via a rules engine, over the communication network, a switchover marker, associated with the first live broadcasting stream or associated with a second live broadcasting stream of a second content stream origination source, instructing the playback device to switch to the second live broadcasting stream from the first live broadcasting stream;
and
providing, via the communication network, the second live broadcasting stream of the second content stream origination source to the playback device, wherein the second live broadcasting stream is provided based on a scheduling rule associated with the switchover marker.

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A rules engine comprising:

a first packaging unit configured to provide a first live broadcasting stream of a first content stream origination source for playback by a playback device;
a second packaging unit configured to provide a second live broadcasting stream of a second content stream origination source to the playback device, wherein the second packaging unit is configured to provide the second live broadcasting stream based on a scheduling rule associated with a switchover marker indicating a priority for providing the second live broadcasting stream in lieu of the first live broadcasting stream to the playback device;
and
a manifest switcher configured to provide the switchover marker to the playback device, wherein the switchover marker is associated with the first live broadcasting stream or the second live broadcasting stream, wherein the switchover marker is indicative of switching to the second live broadcasting stream from the first live broadcasting stream based on the scheduling rule.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/825,876Filed 26 May 2022

Priority

30 Jun 2020

Published

8 Sep 2022

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

H04N 21/2187
Source of audio or video content , e.g. local disk arrays: live feed
H04H 20/103
Arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or the distribution: transmitter-side switching
H04H 20/26
Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast: arrangements for switching distribution systems
H04L 65/70
Network streaming of media packets: media network packetisation

Family

Application63/046,277Us provisional application · filed 30 Jun 2020

Application17/323,753Division · filed 18 May 2021

Application17/825,876Division

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Systems and methods for localized adaptive content distribution

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Systems and methods for localized adaptive content distribution

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Abstract

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