US 12,407,846 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 Jun. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/736,146.
Application 18/736,146 is a continuation of application No. 18/145,931, filed on Dec. 23, 2022, granted, now 12,034,952.
Application 18/145,931 is a continuation of application No. 17/223,748, filed on Apr. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,563,962, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
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 2025/0071304 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
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, for a transition from first content to second content:
a first time period associated with an end portion of the first content; and
a second time period associated with a beginning portion of the second content; and
based on determining that, during the transition, the second time period is greater than the first time period, lowering a constant bit rate of the second content.