The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Hulu, Llc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Lan Xie, Beijing, CN;
Shenglan Huang, Beijiang, CN;
Wenhao Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Deliang Fu, Beijing, CN;
Shun Ni, Beijing, CN;
Qiang She, Beijing, CN;
Yanping Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Yicheng Liu, Beijing, CN;
Yuting Gui, Beijing, CN;
HULU, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a method receives one or more segments for content from a first content delivery network during a playback session for the content. The content includes a number of segments. The method evaluates buffer occupancy of a buffer configured to store segments of the content for playback and evaluates a number of times of a failure to download a segment for the content. The buffer occupancy is compared to a first threshold and the number of times of the failure to a second threshold. The method determines a switch from the first content delivery network to a second content delivery network during the playback session based on the comparing.