US 12,034,952 B2
Seamless content encoding and transmission
Srinath V. Ramaswamy, East Windsor, NJ (US); Weidong Mao, West Windsor, NJ (US); and Jason Press, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/145,931.
Application 18/145,931 is a continuation of application No. 17/223,748, filed on Apr. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,563,962.
Application 17/223,748 is a continuation of application No. 16/244,783, filed on Jan. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,999,588, issued on May 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0412827 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/23 (2011.01); H04N 19/172 (2014.01); H04N 19/44 (2014.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 19/44 (2014.11) [H04N 19/172 (2014.11); H04N 21/2401 (2013.01); H04N 21/44004 (2013.01); H04N 21/64792 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, based on comparing a first time period, associated with an end of a first portion of first content encoded at a constant bit rate, and a second time period associated with second content encoded at a variable bit rate, a transition from a first portion of frames of the first content to a second portion of frames of the second content;
encoding, at the constant bit rate, the second portion of frames of the second content; and
outputting for display the first portion of frames before the second content.