SMART PLAYER STREAM SWITCHING FOR LIVE CONTENT PLAYBACK AND NAVIGATION BASED ON USER ACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20220329913A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17851579

    申请日:2022-06-28

    Abstract: Techniques are described for transparent switching between live-edge and non-live-edge playback responsive to user navigation. For example, live content is available to a user both via a live stream from a remote live edge server, and via a recorded-live stream from a remote recording server. During playback of a live content stream, a player system uses a warm-up player to continually receive, pre-decode, and pre-buffer the live stream at the live edge to maintain a pre-buffered warm-up stream; and the player system uses a primary player to decode and generate a playback stream for playback. As the user navigates playback between live-edge and non-live-edge locations, the player system can seamlessly switch between generating the playback stream based on the recorded-live stream for non-live-edge playback, or based on the pre-buffered warm-up stream for live-edge playback.

    VALIDATION ENGINE FOR ZERO TOUCH PROVISIONING

    公开(公告)号:US20250094557A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-20

    申请号:US18468562

    申请日:2023-09-15

    Abstract: A validation method of facilitating automated provisioning in a telecommunication network is provided. In some embodiments, the validation method comprises managing a first validation app and a first validation worker; receiving a validation request indicating a requested validation; identifying the first validation app to process the requested validation; generating, by the first validation app, a job to perform the requested validation; placing the job onto a job queue; retrieving the job, by the first validation worker, from the job queue; executing, by the first validation worker, the first job; receiving, by the first validation worker, information regarding the execution of the first job; placing, by the first validation worker, the information onto a message queue; retrieving, by the first validation app, the information; and generating, by the first validation app, a result for display to a user based on the information retrieved. Other embodiments are contemplated.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING THE LOCATION FOR AN ACCESS POINT IN A DWELLING

    公开(公告)号:US20250039683A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-30

    申请号:US18359613

    申请日:2023-07-26

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus of determining a preferred location for a Wi-Fi access point in a dwelling is provided. This apparatus includes a memory having stored therein dwelling data that includes a layout for a plurality of dwellings and expected Wi-Fi propagation data for each respective dwelling stored in the database. A user inputs data to client device regarding the location of a selected dwelling. A computer processor in the client device receives the input data regarding the selected dwelling and performs the steps of: comparing the input data with the stored dwelling data; outputting results of a comparison of the input data and the stored dwelling data for viewing by a user; and outputting a recommended Wi-Fi access point setup location in response to the user requesting a recommendation.

    Low-latency media streaming initialization

    公开(公告)号:US12212799B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18525996

    申请日:2023-12-01

    Abstract: A method for media content streaming includes: receiving a command to start playback of a first media content item, wherein a first portion of the first media content item has been transcoded to generate at least one passive adaptive streamlet, and the first portion of the first media content item starts at a playback position and ends at an optimal transition point; outputting, by a content streaming device, one of the at least one passive adaptive streamlet; while outputting the one of the at least one passive adaptive streamlet, requesting, receiving, and transcoding a second portion of the first media content item to generate an active adaptive streamlet of the first media content item, wherein the active adaptive streamlet starts at the optimal transition point of the first media content item; and immediately following outputting the one of the at least one passive adaptive streamlet, outputting the active adaptive streamlet of the first media content item.

    System and method for generating an enhanced content-receiver signal

    公开(公告)号:US12200313B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US18493460

    申请日:2023-10-24

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving satellite broadcasting services by enhancing set-top box (STB) signal reception during weather conditions that obstruct the transmission of RF signals from one or more satellites to a receiving antenna (e.g., a dish antenna) are described. To prevent loss of satellite broadcasting services, an enhanced STB signal system may be arranged between the receiving antenna and an STB in order to provide an enhanced signal to the STB in the event that the RF signals received by the receiving antenna are not able to be decoded. The enhanced STB signal system may transmit an enhanced signal to the STB instead of a signal that was only derived from the receiving antenna. The enhanced signal may comprise a combination of signals that derive from other receiving antennas different from the receiving antenna, as well as the signal derived from the receiving antenna.

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