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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2019
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);

Inventor:

Olaf Nielsen, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/2662 (2011.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2343 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/236 (2013.01); H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04L 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A content provider might be responsible for content transmitted over a large number of channels, including premium channels that may have fixed quality settings. In order to provide the appropriate quality, the encoders for the premium channels are able to obtain the bit rates (and other capacity) needed. The total bit rate used for the premium channels can then be compared against a maximum bit rate for all channels for the provider to determine a remaining bit rate. The remaining bit rate can then be allocated, evenly or otherwise, across the various non-premium channels. Transmission components such as statmuxes used for the non-premium channels can be configured to adjust the bit rates as necessary based at least in part upon the allocation. Such an approach enables the premium channels to provide the fixed quality ensuring that the aggregate bandwidth meets the bit rate limit.


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