US 2023/0412894 A1 · Optimized Delivery Techniques

Abstract

Systems and methods are described that relate to on-demand compression for electronic data, such as media content, through a communication pathway. The communication pathway may be configured to multicast media content to a plurality of end-users in a service group. In certain embodiments, the service group may comprise a service group node having a quadrature amplitude modulation device. Optimization techniques may be applied a network including the communication pathway and/or to the media content. In some examples, it may be determined whether a bandwidth utilization threshold is satisfied. The determination may be based on, at least in part, by measurements taken at one or more electronic devices located throughout a network or system. If the threshold is not met, the network and/or the media content may be optimized using a first technique. If the threshold is met, the network and/or the media content may be optimized using a second technique.

Claims64

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

optimizing, based on a first bandwidth utilization threshold of a network and using a first optimization technique, the network for delivery of media content to an end device;
determining, based on a first quantity of data transmitted during a first time period, that a second bandwidth utilization threshold of the network has been satisfied;
and
optimizing, using a second optimization technique, the network for delivery of media content to the end device.

1 more element

A system comprising:

a computing device;
and
an end device,
wherein the computing device comprises:
one or more first processors;
and
first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:
optimize, based on a first bandwidth utilization threshold of a network and using a first optimization technique, the network for delivery of media content to an end device;
determine, based on a first quantity of data transmitted during a first time period, that a second bandwidth utilization threshold of the network has been satisfied;
and
optimize, using a second optimization technique, the network for delivery of media content to the end device, and
wherein the end device comprises:
one or more second processors;
and
second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the end device to:
receive, via the optimized network, the media content.

13 more elements

A system comprising:

a first computing device;
and
a second computing device,
wherein the first computing device comprises:
one or more first processors;
and
first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the first computing device to:
send, based on a first bandwidth utilization threshold of a network and to the second computing device, a first portion of a content item, wherein the first portion is optimized using a first optimization technique;
determine, based on a first quantity of data transmitted during a first time period, that a second bandwidth utilization threshold of the network has been satisfied;
and
send, to the second computing device, a second portion of the content item, wherein the second portion is optimized using a second optimization technique, and
wherein the second computing device comprises:
one or more second processors;
and
second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the second computing device to:
receive, from the first computing device, the optimized second portion of the content item.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/462,119Filed 6 Sep 2023

Priority

14 Sep 2012

Published

21 Dec 2023

Term ends

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Classification8 codes

H04N 21/64738
Monitoring of network processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of network load: monitoring network characteristics, e.g. bandwidth, congestion level
H04L 12/66
Data switching networks: arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
H04L 43/0876
Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters: network utilisation, e.g. volume of…
H04L 43/16
Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks: threshold monitoring

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