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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Inventor:
Mark E Gregotski, Jamison, PA (US);
Assignee:
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/438 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01); H04N 21/4384 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Enhancing or generating compound manifest files for delivery to clients in an adaptive streaming environment permits a direct acquisition of media segments to services not currently being viewed. For example, the compound playlist can be designed to offer direct access to neighboring channels or other services in the same genre. These novel enhancements to the manifest files may reduce channel change times as well as the efficient delivery of manifest files.