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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2020
Visualon, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Cheng-Ta Hsieh, San Jose, CA (US);
Hyoheon Hong, Seongnam, KR;
Huan-Chih Tsai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ming-Mao Chiang, Zhubei, TW;
Yubao Li, Shanghai, CN;
VisualOn, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing video playback comprises a processor configured to synchronize clocks on the plurality of devices to a standard time, provide target video playback positions to the plurality of devices, wherein target video playback positions are based at least in part on the timing information, provide one or more locators for video streams to the plurality of devices, monitor playback status for each of the plurality of devices, and for a device, determine whether the playback status for the device indicates that a selected bitrate is too low or too high or that the playback is fast or slow; in response to determining the selected bitrate is too low, indicate to select a higher bitrate for a device; and in response to determining the selected bitrate is too high, indicate to select a lower bitrate for the device.