US 11,936,469 B2
Server selected variable bitrate streaming
Cory Zachman, Denver, CO (US); Guy Grigsby, Denver, CO (US); and Carl Veazey, Longmont, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/692,746.
Application 17/692,746 is a continuation of application No. 16/566,519, filed on Sep. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,303,382.
Application 16/566,519 is a continuation of application No. 15/726,156, filed on Oct. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,461,884, issued on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303043 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 43/0805 (2022.01); H04L 43/0864 (2022.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 1/0002 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04L 43/0805 (2013.01); H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request for a portion of a content item at a first bitrate;
determining, based on at least one network condition, a second bitrate for the portion of the content item; and
sending, to a user device, the portion of the content item at the second bitrate, wherein the portion of the content item sent at the second bitrate is identified with an identifier of the portion of the content item at the first bitrate.