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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Hulu, Llc, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Douglas Jimenez, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Paul Henke, Seattle, WA (US);
Yingan Wang, Los Angeles, CA (US);
HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a request is received from a user to open a stream for an upcoming second live media program during a time period in which users request a manifest for the upcoming second live media program that will start after a first live media program ends. The method uses a per device stream limit for the user to determine whether to allow the request. A device identifier database is accessed to determine current device identifiers associated with devices that the user is currently using to receive media programs. The method determines whether a device identifier associated with a device that sent the request is found in the current device identifiers. In response to determining that the device identifier for the request is found in the current device identifiers, the request to open the stream is allowed based on determining that the per device stream limit is not violated.