公开(公告)号：US11025986B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16536298

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Ioannis Katsavounidis ,  Mark Watson ,  Aaron Hipple ,  Will Wolcott

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06F16/783 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a computing system, data representing a video item into a buffer. The method further includes outputting the video item from the buffer to a display system. The method further includes determining that utilization of the buffer falls below a predetermined threshold. The method further includes, in response to determining that the utilization of the buffer falls below the predetermined threshold, determining that there is a specified rebuffering point within a predetermined time frame. The method further includes pausing with the computing system, the video item at the specified rebuffering point in response to determining that there is the specified rebuffering point within the predetermined time frame.

公开(公告)号：US10771865B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16273082

申请日：2019-02-11

Applicant: NETFLIX, INC.

Inventor： Mark Watson

IPC: H04N21/8541 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/8545 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: A playback application seamlessly advances playback of and interactive media title in response to user selections in a manner that minimizes latency and preserves user immersion in a narrative. The playback application buffers an interstitial segment included in the interactive media title and feeds portions of the interstitial segment to a media player only when those portions are needed for display. When the user selects an option displayed during the interstitial segment, the playback application begins buffering a subsequent media segment and stops feeding portions of the interstitial segment to the media player. The playback application starts feeding blocks of the subsequent media segment to the media player and then seamlessly advances playback to the subsequent media segment.

公开(公告)号：US20200007930A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16536298

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Ioannis Katsavounidis ,  Mark Watson ,  Aaron Hipple ,  Will Wolcott

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/234 ,  G06F16/783 ,  H04N21/433

Abstract: A method includes receiving, with a computing system, data representing a video item into a buffer. The method further includes outputting the video item from the buffer to a display system. The method further includes determining that utilization of the buffer falls below a predetermined threshold. The method further includes, in response to determining that the utilization of the buffer falls below the predetermined threshold, determining that there is a specified rebuffering point within a predetermined time frame. The method further includes pausing with the computing system, the video item at the specified rebuffering point in response to determining that there is the specified rebuffering point within the predetermined time frame.

公开(公告)号：US10142405B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15071079

申请日：2016-03-15

Applicant: NETFLIX, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Watson ,  Bin Wang ,  Wei Wei

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Techniques for optimizing a plurality of parallel network connections for a digital content stream through a network between a plurality of content servers and a content player. Embodiments determine an indication of network performance for each of the plurality of parallel network connections. Additionally, upon determining that a first one the plurality of parallel network connections is underperforming, based on whether the indication of network performance associated with the first parallel network connection satisfies a threshold level of performance, the first parallel network connection is dropped. Upon determining that a total throughput for the digital content stream is less than a minimum threshold of network performance, embodiments select a content server with which to establish a new parallel network connection, based on historical network performance data associated with the selected content server, and also establishing the new parallel network connection to the selected content server.

公开(公告)号：US20160234279A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US15132016

申请日：2016-04-18

Applicant: Netflix, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Watson ,  Wei Wei

IPC: H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L67/1002 ,  H04L65/4092 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04L65/80

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method comprises receiving a first data streamed from a first server computer at a first site; collecting a first throughput data for the first site based, at least in part, on a first throughput of the first data streamed from the first server computer; receiving a second data streamed from a second server computer at a second site; collecting a second throughput data for the second site based, at least in part, on a second throughput of the second data streamed from the second server computer; switching from the second server computer at the second site, to a third server computer at the first site, based, at least in part, on a comparison between the first throughput data and the second throughput data; wherein the method is performed by one or more special-purpose computing devices.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括：接收在第一站点从第一服务器计算机流传输的第一数据; 至少部分地基于从第一服务器计算机流传输的第一数据的第一吞吐量来收集第一站点的第一吞吐量数据; 在第二站点接收从第二服务器计算机流传输的第二数据; 至少部分地基于从第二服务器计算机流传输的第二数据的第二吞吐量来收集第二站点的第二吞吐量数据; 至少部分地基于第一吞吐量数据和第二吞吐量数据之间的比较，将第二站点处的第二服务器计算机切换到第一站点处的第三服务器计算机; 其中所述方法由一个或多个专用计算设备执行。