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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Alexander Giladi, Denver, CO (US);

Alexander Balk, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/1446 (2026.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/70 (2022.05); G06F 11/1448 (2013.01); G06F 11/1464 (2013.01); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computing device may receive a stream of content (e.g., a live stream of content). The computing device may determine a plurality of representations for the stream of content. The computing device may determine a primary encoder associated with each of the plurality of representations. Determining the primary encoder may be based on the plurality of representations. The computing device may determine viewer data associated with the stream of content. The computing device may determine whether to encode a backup representation for at least one of the plurality of representations. Determining whether to encode the backup representation may be based on the viewer data associated with the stream of content. The computing device may cause at least one backup encoder to encode the backup representation for the at least one of the plurality of representations.


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