US 12,192,045 B2
Method and system for detecting errors in local area network
Michael D. Sprenger, Boulder, CO (US); Steven M. Casey, Littleton, CO (US); Katie S. Feiman, Englewood, CO (US); and Zubin Ingah, Centennial, CO (US)
Assigned to CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/416,255.
Application 18/416,255 is a continuation of application No. 18/111,191, filed on Feb. 17, 2023, granted, now 11,881,979.
Application 18/111,191 is a continuation of application No. 17/467,496, filed on Sep. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,588,676, issued on Feb. 21, 2023.
Application 17/467,496 is a continuation of application No. 16/919,892, filed on Jul. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,122,098, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/919,892 is a continuation of application No. 16/201,881, filed on Nov. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,705,899, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0154853 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/046 (2022.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 41/0604 (2022.01); H04L 41/0686 (2022.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 41/5009 (2022.01); H04L 43/0888 (2022.01); H04L 65/60 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 65/613 (2022.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04L 43/55 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/046 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0742 (2013.01); G06F 11/0748 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 41/0618 (2013.01); H04L 41/0622 (2013.01); H04L 41/0686 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 41/5009 (2013.01); H04L 43/0888 (2013.01); H04L 65/60 (2013.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 65/613 (2022.05); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); G06F 11/0769 (2013.01); H04L 43/55 (2022.05)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
streaming, with a media player, a media content stream containing at least one media content;
detecting, with the media player, an error in a network influencing streaming of the media content stream;
sending, with the media player, a notification to at least one of a user device, a service provider device, or a content provider device, wherein the notification comprises information associated with the error in the network and information associated with the media content stream;
determining, with the media player, whether the error is influencing streaming of the media content stream; and
based on the determination that the error is influencing streaming of the media content stream, streaming, with the user device, the media content stream, wherein the user device utilizes the information associated with the at least one media content to identify the at least one media content that was streaming at the media player at a point in time when the error began influencing streaming of the media content stream.