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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Marc Butler, Denver, CO (US);
Richard Fliam, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods and systems whereby a request for a task relating to a content asset can be received. Information related to the task can be transmitted. A plurality of bids can be received in response to the transmitted information. Each bid can originate from a corresponding device such as a video packager. Each bid can represent a network related cost associated with the corresponding video packager accepting the task. A winning bid can be determined from the plurality of bids.