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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Walter Sturm, Far Hills, NJ (US);
Philip John Stroffolino, Media, PA (US);
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A user device may be configured to make a better choice between switching to a different content bit rate or switching to a different content server when responding to interruptions during content output, based on an awareness of a cause of the interruptions. Based on conditions associated with content delivery or information concerning playback quality at one or more user devices, an alternative bit rate ladder for encoding content may be determined. Such dynamic generation of an alternative bit rate ladder may enable fine tuning of load reductions in the content delivery network and optimized delivery of the encoded content to the user devices.