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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
May. 13, 2019
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Paul Moroney, La Jolla, CA (US);
Thomas L Du Breuil, Ivyland, PA (US);
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided that broadcasts channels to set top boxes (STB), processes them, and makes them available in ABR streaming format to clients in a home network. The method includes the steps of: transmitting a plurality of streams for each channel broadcast, wherein each stream is at a different bitrate and is segmentable into chunks; receiving the plurality of streams for one or more channels at the STB; and storing a plurality of segmentable chunk durations for each of the plurality of streams for each channel received. In some embodiments, HLS is packaged as MPEG transport without a manifest file, and a set top box (STB) caches HLS chunks for at least the consumer's most viewed channels, reducing acquisition time of those HLS streams. The STB reconstitutes the HLS playlist and chunks for delivery throughout the home.