US 12,439,066 B2
Method and apparatus for content-driven transcoder coordination
Alexander Giladi, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on May 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/666,072.
Application 18/666,072 is a continuation of application No. 17/538,601, filed on Nov. 30, 2021, granted, now 12,015,794.
Prior Publication US 2024/0397072 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 19/40 (2014.01); H04N 19/105 (2014.01); H04N 19/149 (2014.01); H04N 19/172 (2014.01)
CPC H04N 19/40 (2014.11) [H04N 19/105 (2014.11); H04N 19/149 (2014.11); H04N 19/172 (2014.11)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
receive data associated with a first plurality of frames encoded by one or more transcoders, wherein the data indicates, for each frame of the first plurality of frames, a frame type and timing information;
determine, based on the data and during encoding of a second plurality of frames, a degree of similarity between the first plurality of frames and the second plurality of frames, wherein the degree of similarity indicates one or more matching content features;
synchronize, based on the one or more matching content features and the timing information, the second plurality of frames with the first plurality of frames; and
encode, based on the synchronizing, the second plurality of frames to contain the timing information.