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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventor:
Ross Gilson, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04B 3/06 (2006.01); H04N 19/12 (2014.01); H04N 19/164 (2014.01); H04N 19/177 (2014.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/06 (2013.01); H04N 19/12 (2014.11); H04N 19/164 (2014.11); H04N 19/177 (2014.11); H04N 21/23611 (2013.01); H04N 21/2401 (2013.01); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, computing devices, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for managing sending of data streams associated with a requested content item. A minimum quantity of blocks may be downloaded for initiating playback. The minimum quantity may be based on quality of a network connection with a client device requesting the content item.