US 12,445,694 B2
Distribution of multiple signals of video content independently over a network
Danial E. Holden, Littleton, CO (US); Austin Vrbas, Edgewater, CO (US); Mark Francisco, Clarksburg, NJ (US); Mike Harrell, Parker, CO (US); and Robert Baker, Conifer, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/329,198.
Application 18/329,198 is a continuation of application No. 13/006,904, filed on Jan. 14, 2011, granted, now 11,711,592.
Application 13/006,904 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/755,382, filed on Apr. 6, 2010, granted, now 10,448,083, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0319371 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 13/194 (2018.01); H04N 19/597 (2014.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/2365 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/816 (2013.01) [H04N 13/194 (2018.05); H04N 19/597 (2014.11); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/2365 (2013.01); H04N 21/43072 (2020.08); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/631 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a first Internet Protocol (IP) stream comprising a first video component of multidimensional content, wherein the first IP stream does not comprise audio;
receiving a second IP stream comprising a second video component of the multidimensional content and comprising audio;
synchronizing the first video component received via the first IP stream with the second video component received via the second IP stream, comprising generating a frame synchronized video signal comprising the first video component and the second video component;
generating a first video content stream comprising the frame synchronized video signal in a first encoding format;
generating a second video content stream comprising the frame synchronized video signal in a second encoding format; and
causing synchronized output of the first video component received via the first IP stream, the second video component received via the second IP stream, and the audio received via the second IP stream.