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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
John Civiletto, Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventors:
Edgar V. Shrum, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
John Civiletto, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/6379 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6379 (2013.01); H04N 21/2343 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/64738 (2013.01); H04N 21/64769 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dynamic content stream management of may be provided. A selection of a content element may be received and an encoding scheme may be selected. The content element may be transmitted to the requesting client in the selected encoding scheme. During transmission, a different encoding scheme may be selected according to changing conditions, such as network congestion. The client may be switched over to receive the content element in the new encoding scheme instead of the originally selected encoding scheme.