US 11,785,269 B2
Content item transmission
Amit Garg, Delran, NJ (US); Jude Ferreira, King of Prussia, PA (US); and John Paclik, Cherry Hill, NJ (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/854,005.
Application 16/854,005 is a continuation of application No. 16/141,297, filed on Sep. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,666,994.
Application 16/141,297 is a continuation of application No. 15/487,880, filed on Apr. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,116,974, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Application 15/487,880 is a continuation of application No. 13/150,337, filed on Jun. 1, 2011, granted, now 9,668,006, issued on May 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0252661 A1, Aug. 6, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/238 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/2385 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2385 (2013.01) [H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/26208 (2013.01); H04N 21/26216 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving first output information, associated with a first content item, and second output information associated with a second content item;
determining, based on the first output information and on the second output information indicating, together, that the first content item and the second content item are scheduled for overlapping transmission times, that the second content item is not likely to be output when the first content item is being output; and
based on the determining, re-assigning the first content item from a first transmission server to a second transmission server.