US 2026/0292010 A1 · METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STREAMING CONTENT

Abstract

A computing device may receive a stream of content (e.g., a live stream of content). The computing device may determine a plurality of representations for the stream of content. The computing device may determine a primary encoder associated with each of the plurality of representations. Determining the primary encoder may be based on the plurality of representations. The computing device may determine viewer data associated with the stream of content. The computing device may determine whether to encode a backup representation for at least one of the plurality of representations. Determining whether to encode the backup representation may be based on the viewer data associated with the stream of content. The computing device may cause at least one backup encoder to encode the backup representation for the at least one of the plurality of representations.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a computing device configured to:
receive a stream of content;
determine an encoder to encode a first representation of the stream of content;
determine a probability that use of the encoder will be terminated;
and
cause, based on the probability the use of the encoder will be terminated, a second encoder to begin encoding the first representation of the stream of content;
and
the second encoder configured to begin encoding the first representation of the stream of content.

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An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a memory storing processor-executable instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive a stream of content;
determine a first encoder to encode a first representation of a plurality of representations of the stream of content;
determine a probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated;
determine, based on the probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated, a backup encoder to encode a backup representation for the first representation of the stream of content, wherein the first representation is encoded at a first resolution and the backup representation is encoded at the first resolution;
and
cause the backup encoder to encode the backup representation.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable

instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a stream of content;
determine a first encoder to encode a first representation of a plurality of representations of the stream of content;
determine a probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated;
determine, based on the probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated, a backup encoder to encode a backup representation for the first representation of the stream of content, wherein the first representation is encoded at a first resolution and the backup representation is encoded at the first resolution;
and
cause the backup encoder to encode the backup representation.

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A system comprising:

a computing device configured to:
receive a stream of content;
determine a first encoder to encode a first representation of a plurality of representations of the stream of content;
determine a probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated;
determine, based on the probability that use of the first encoder will be terminated, a backup encoder to encode a backup representation for the first representation of the stream of content, wherein the first representation is encoded at a first resolution and the backup representation is encoded at the first resolution;
and
cause the backup encoder to encode the backup representation;
and
the backup encoder configured to encode the backup representation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and systems for streaming content

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Methods and systems for streaming content

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