US 11,689,593 B2
Delivery of content
Tom Barker, Chalfont, PA (US); and Michael Chen, Wallingford, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,984.
Application 17/560,984 is a continuation of application No. 16/904,896, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,245,739.
Application 16/904,896 is a continuation of application No. 15/138,367, filed on Apr. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,728,299, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Application 15/138,367 is a continuation of application No. 13/826,540, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, granted, now 9,357,021, issued on May 31, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0116440 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 43/0811 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/60 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); H04N 21/2402 (2013.01); H04N 21/2408 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/26216 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by one or more computing devices, a predicted time of output of a content item;
determining, based on historical data connection quality, a data connection quality related to the predicted time of the output;
determining, based on the determined data connection quality failing to satisfy a threshold associated with delivery of the content item and on the predicted time of the output, a time, before the predicted time, for sending a portion of the content item; and
causing the portion of the content item to be sent, via a network and at the determined time for sending the portion, to a computing device associated with a user.