US 11,943,273 B2
System and method for data stream fragmentation with scalability
Jan van Doorn, Castle Rock, CO (US); and Brian Field, Evergreen, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,405.
Application 18/124,405 is a continuation of application No. 17/239,138, filed on Apr. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,637,882.
Application 17/239,138 is a continuation of application No. 15/447,962, filed on Mar. 2, 2017, granted, now 11,025,698, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 15/447,962 is a continuation of application No. 13/362,766, filed on Jan. 31, 2012, granted, now 9,648,072, issued on May 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300185 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/70 (2022.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 65/70 (2022.05) [G06F 15/16 (2013.01); H04N 21/234309 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a data stream;
encode a time code in the data stream;
separate, based on the time code, the data stream to define a content fragment, wherein the content fragment comprises the encoded time code;
encode a horizon window indicating at least one next in time fragment into the content fragment and, for the at least one next in time fragment, indicate a quality level of the at least one next in time fragment; and
store the content fragment in a content delivery network.