US 12,256,113 B2
In-stream controls for national video distribution
Michael Harrell, Parker, CO (US); Eric Middlemist, Littleton, CO (US); and Christopher Weaver, Littleton, CO (US)
Assigned to Adeia Media Holdings LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Media Holdings LLC, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,136.
Application 18/409,136 is a continuation of application No. 17/973,300, filed on Oct. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,910,041.
Application 17/973,300 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,945, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,528,518, issued on Dec. 13, 2022.
Application 17/210,945 is a continuation of application No. 16/829,745, filed on Mar. 25, 2020, granted, now 10,992,971, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/829,745 is a continuation of application No. 16/033,517, filed on Jul. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,638,171, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/033,517 is a continuation of application No. 14/867,562, filed on Sep. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,070,161, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223826 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/222 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/2365 (2011.01); H04N 21/237 (2011.01); H04N 21/238 (2011.01); H04N 21/2381 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/6338 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/23614 (2013.01) [H04N 21/222 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/2365 (2013.01); H04N 21/237 (2013.01); H04N 21/23805 (2013.01); H04N 21/2381 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/26241 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/6338 (2013.01); H04N 21/64322 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first multiplexer, one or more streams for a slot in a service lineup,
detecting, by the first multiplexer, that the one or more streams comprise multiplexing instructions, wherein the multiplexing instructions comprise a region code;
determining, by the first multiplexer, that the region code corresponds to a region associated with the first multiplexer;
detecting, by the first multiplexer, that the multiplexing instructions comprise a switch now instruction;
in response to detecting that the multiplexing instructions comprise a switch now instruction; determining, by the first multiplexer, a content identifier associated with the switch now instruction;
identifying, by the first multiplexer, a first stream associated with the content identifier; and
transmitting, by the first multiplexer, the service lineup comprising the determined first stream associated with the content identifier.