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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
May. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Tom Brown, West Chester, PA (US);
Rick Gasloli, Downingtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/64738 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04N 21/2385 (2013.01); H04N 21/64723 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for managing the delivery of electronic data, such as media content, through a network. An indication of a quantity of data transmitted via a network during a first time period may be received. Based on the quantity of data transmitted during the first time period, it may be determined that a first bandwidth utilization threshold of the network has been satisfied, and a first optimized version of a second portion of the content item may be subsequently sent.