Rovi Guides, Inc.

Aerohive Networks, Inc.

Adeia Guides Inc.

Steven Mayhew

Jonathan J Oliver

Maciej Dobrzynski

Matthew Alan Palmer

Carl Steven Mower

Jonathan Oliver

Methods and systems are provided for streaming a media asset with an adaptive bitrate transcoder. A server receives, from a client device, a first request for a first portion of the plurality of portions to be transcoded at a first bitrate. The server then starts to transcode the plurality of portions at the requested first bitrate to generate a plurality of corresponding transcoded portions. The server updates a header of a transcoded portion to include: 1) a transcode latency value; and 2) a count value indicating a number of available pre-transcoded portions of the media asset at the time the first request was received. The server then transmits the transcoded portion to the client. The client device then determines a second bitrate based on the transcode latency value included in the header of the transcoded portion corresponding to the first portion.

Systems and methods for real-time adaptive bitrate transcoding and transmission of transcoded media

Systems and methods are described herein for playback of streaming media content during a dual mode trick play operation. An I-frame only playlist is generated from a media content stream. The I-frame only playlist includes a plurality of I-frames. A set of I-frames are selected from the plurality of I-frames for scan play back mode based on metadata associated with the media content stream. A curated I-frame only playlist of the selected set of I-frames is generated for display during scan play back mode. In one embodiment, the selected set of I-frames is an I-frame identified at the beginning of each of the segments.

Playback of media content during dual mode trick play operations

Networking as a Service (NaaS) delivers network services using remote appliances controlled by a hosted, multi-tenant management system. The system may include a heartbeating process for communication between a web-based server and appliances, in which the appliances periodically contact the management system on the server. The heartbeating process allows the appliances to maintain a completely up-to-date configuration. Furthermore, heartbeating allows for comprehensive monitoring of appliances and for software distribution. The system may also include means for authenticating appliances, without the need for pre-installed PSKs or certificates.

Networking as a service

Networking as a service: delivering network services using remote appliances controlled via a hosted, multi-tenant management system

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Steven Mayhew