US 11,985,189 B2
Assisted delivery service for networks
Daina Emmanuel, Bangalore (IN); Padmassri Chandrashekar, Karnataka (IN); and Reda Harb, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,581.
Application 18/130,581 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,055, filed on Jul. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,652,876.
Prior Publication US 2023/0239347 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/1061 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 65/752 (2022.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/1061 (2013.01) [H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 65/752 (2022.05); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04L 67/1072 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, at a computing device, a maximum display resolution for media content;
discovering, via an assisted delivery service, a first peer computing device capable of providing the media content at the maximum resolution and a second peer computing device capable of providing the media content below the maximum display resolution;
sending a request, from the computing device to the first peer computing device, to receive portions of the media content at the maximum resolution;
receiving, from the first peer computing device, a plurality of portions of the media content;
in response to identifying that a number of received portions of the media content are below a threshold level, sending a request, from the computing device to the second peer computing device, to receive portions of the media content below the maximum resolution; and
receiving, from the second peer computing device, at least a portion of the media content.