公开(公告)号：EP3482564A2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-15

申请号：EP17824725.0

申请日：2017-06-29

申请人： Pluto, Inc.

发明人： HOU, Chan V. ,  RYAN, Thomas V. ,  POZIN, Ilya ,  BUCHENROTH, Matthew Brian ,  HALE, Thomas Edward ,  SHANSON, Spencer ,  LITTRELL, Kelly Ryan ,  GHOSH, Indira

IPC分类号： H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/236

公开(公告)号：EP4181514A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-17

申请号：EP22198033.7

申请日：2022-09-27

申请人： Pluto Inc.

发明人： LIU, Kevin ,  MULLANE, JR., Terrence

IPC分类号： H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2187

摘要： Systems and methods configured to detect and manage video transcoder latencies are described. A manifest is received and is used to request video segments included in a manifest playlist. A transcoder having an input and output is used to transcode video segments. A delta time for a first SCTE-35 marker between the transcoder input and the transcoder output is determined, where the delta time corresponds to a transcoder latency. A determination is made as to whether a corrective action needs to be taken with respect to the latency, and such corrective action is taken as needed. The corrective action may include a transcoder reset. The manifest may be a text file and may be in the form of an HLS or DASH manifest. Additionally, streaming latencies may be reduced by switching content distribution systems, increasing the number of edge systems distributing content to clients, and/or by increasing video cache memory.

公开(公告)号：EP4156698A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-29

申请号：EP22186793.0

申请日：2022-07-25

申请人： Pluto Inc.

发明人： SHANSON, SPENCER ,  VASILIEVICH, PAVLO KALMYKOV ,  JESPERSON, JONATHAN MICHAEL ,  CHIU, ADRIAN ,  FISH, BRYAN RANDALL ,  GWIAZDA, JONATHAN JOVAN ,  HASHIM, SONIA PRIYA

IPC分类号： H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/24

摘要： Systems and methods are configured to manage streaming video content. A first time length specification for a content pod is accessed. If a determination is made that a response to a request for ancillary content of a duration corresponding to the first time length of the content pod includes ancillary content of insufficient duration to populate the first time length of the content pod, the content pod time length is reduced. Ancillary content items associated with the response to the request are streamed to a user device as part of a streaming channel comprising primary content having scheduled start times. A primary content item, having a scheduled start time, is streamed to the user device after the items of ancillary content, and earlier than the scheduled start time of the item of primary content.

公开(公告)号：EP3105934A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-21

申请号：EP15749508.6

申请日：2015-02-13

申请人： Pluto Inc.

发明人： GROUF, Nicholas A. ,  POZIN, Ilya ,  SIEVERDING, Thomas ,  PRICE, Michael ,  EMERSON, Lindsey ,  GABBAY, Lynn D. ,  RYAN, Thomas V. ,  GOLD, Audra E. ,  HOU, Chan V.

IPC分类号： H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4532 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/26241 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/26283 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4668 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4825

摘要： Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.