公开(公告)号：US10750219B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US16118215

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Inventor： Preetham Kotian ,  Jayaprakash Ramaraj

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/6543

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area.

公开(公告)号：US10694239B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US16218312

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: SLING MEDIA PVT LTD

Inventor： Rakesh Eluvan ,  Jayaprakash Ramaraj ,  Preetham Kotian ,  Satish Nayak

IPC: H04N21/2662 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for optimizing streaming bitrate during multiclient streaming sessions based, at least in part, on display profiles associated with client media receivers to which different video streams are concurrently provided. The method may be carried-out by a streaming media server in communication with first and second client media receivers over a network. In various embodiments, the method may include establishing at the streaming media server first and second bandwidth allotment thresholds based, at least in part, on display profiles assigned to display devices associated with the client media receivers. During an ensuing multiclient streaming session, the streaming media server further encodes segments of video streams at variable bitrates regulated in accordance with the established bandwidth allotment thresholds. Additionally, the streaming media server transmits the encoded segments of the video streams over the network to the client media receivers for presentation on the display devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180376174A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16118215

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd.

Inventor： Preetham Kotian ,  Jayaprakash Ramaraj

IPC: H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/258

Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward providing a customized over-the-air channel mapping to each content receiver in a geographical area based on crowdsourced mappings of available channels from at least a subset of the content receivers in that geographical area. When a new content receiver is installed in the geographical area, the customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to the new content receiver and used by the new content receiver as its internal list of available over-the-air channels without performing a scan of its own. At least a portion of the content receivers in the geographical area perform a round-robin-type scan to identify new or missing channels in the geographical area. The customized over-the-air channel mapping is then updated when a new channel or missing channel threshold is reached. And the updated customized over-the-air channel mapping is provided to each content receiver in the geographical area.