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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Synamedia Limited, Staines Upon Thames, GB;
Inventors:
Max Sorkin, Mevaseret Zion, IL;
Steve Epstein, Hashmonaim, IL;
Assignee:
SYNAMEDIA LIMITED, Staines Upon Thames, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2662 (2011.01); H04L 41/147 (2022.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04L 41/147 (2013.01); H04N 21/25841 (2013.01); H04N 21/44209 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/643 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing data to a device includes receiving a location of the device, determining a network cell associated with the location, determining network traffic at the network cell and at other network cells, receiving a request for a data stream from the device, and optimizing a net user satisfaction by selecting a bitrate for the data stream based on a plurality of bitrates associated with streaming to other devices located within the network cell and the network traffic at the other network cells, wherein the net user satisfaction is an average of user satisfactions.