US 12,457,259 B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses to mitigate server-associated delays in content delivery
Alexander Giladi, Centennial, CO (US); Alexander Balk, Centennial, CO (US); Ali C. Begen, Centennial, CO (US); and Johnathon Benton, Centennial, CO (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/597,126.
Prior Publication US 2025/0286921 A1, Sep. 11, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 65/752 (2022.01); H04L 43/0876 (2022.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01)
CPC H04L 65/752 (2022.05) [H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04N 21/262 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device, a plurality of content requests associated with a plurality of client devices;
for each content request of the plurality of content requests, determining, based on at least one portion of content associated with the content request being unavailable, at least one prioritization parameter associated with the content request;
sending, to a second computing device, a multiplexed request associated with the plurality of content requests, wherein the second computing device determines a prioritization schedule based on the multiplexed request, and wherein the multiplexed request comprises the at least one prioritization parameter for each content request of the plurality of content requests;
receiving, from the second computing device based on the prioritization schedule, the at least one portion of content for each content request of the plurality of content requests; and
for each client device of the plurality of client devices, causing the at least one portion of content associated with the content request corresponding to the client device to be output.