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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2021
Applicant:

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Philip John Stroffolino, Media, PA (US);

Jaikumar Subramanian, Devon, PA (US);

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/2662 (2011.01); H04N 21/6379 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2662 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/6379 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are described for performing adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming. A user device may request a segment of a first version of a plurality of versions of a content asset from a content provider, and may receive the segment. An estimated time to receive a second segment of a second version of the content may be determined based on metrics associated with receipt of the segment of the first version and in a manner that takes into account latency with the network, such that a determination whether to switch to a higher or lower bitrate version of a content asset during ABR streaming may be more accurately made.


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