INTERNET BANDWIDTH/DATA MANAGEMENT BY GATEWAY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230171203A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US17536702

    申请日:2021-11-29

    CPC classification number: H04L47/783 H04L47/821 H04L47/805 H04L12/46

    Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatus, systems (e.g., a gateway device) and/or methods are described for internet managing bandwidth and data usage. A category is assigned for each respective connected device in a stored list of the connected devices based on a function of each respective connected device. A priority list of the connected devices is created with regard to bandwidth use based on the category of the respective connected device. Bandwidth is provided to the connected devices based on the priority list. Also, a data reserve being less than a total recurring data cap is created. In response to determining a predefined data threshold has been met during a recurring period, non-critical functions of the connected devices are disabled for a remainder of the recurring period based on the priority list while allowing data communications with critical functions for the remainder of the recurring period.

    Intelligent content priority assignment

    公开(公告)号:US11617005B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16678469

    申请日:2019-11-08

    Inventor: Deepak Sharma

    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices are provided for managing media content storage priority and retention in a single- or multi-user environment. Indications of previous user activity are received regarding multiple portions of content stored via one or more storage devices. The previous user activity may include previous user deletion selections and/or previous user viewing selections of one or more of the multiple portions of content. A retention priority may be assigned to portions of media content based on the previous user activity. Responsive to receiving an indication of low available storage space on the one or more storage devices, a quantity of storage space on the one or more storage devices to make available is determined based on the previous user activity. Deletion of one or more portions of currently stored content is initiated based on the determined quantity of storage space to make available.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROXY RELAY IMPLEMENTATION FOR CLIENT-SERVER CONNECTIONS OVER WIDE AREA NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20230054029A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17978767

    申请日:2022-11-01

    Abstract: Methods and systems for establishing a media streaming connection between a client and a placeshifting device that are each communicating via a network using a standard and nonstandard port, including: in response to an initial denial of a request to receive streamed content by a client via a nonstandard port in communication with the placeshifting device, attempting another request by the client using a standard port in communication with a relay reverse proxy service of a relay backend server to the placeshifting device; establishing a first connection by the client between the relay reverse proxy service of the relay backend server and the client using the standard port to receive streamed content from the placeshifting device; and establishing a second connection between the relay reverse proxy service of the relay backend server and the placeshifting device using the nonstandard port to communicate streamed content streamed directly from the placeshifting device.

    APPARATUS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED SERVICE DISCOVERY AND SESSION SHARING

    公开(公告)号:US20230013305A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17952049

    申请日:2022-09-23

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that facilitate sharing or a hand-off of program content or a user session (e.g., running within a computer application) of a user device such that a user can easily select and then switch devices on which program content is being viewed or on which a user session is being run without having to sift through a myriad of other devices such as remote discoverable devices on the same network that are not in close proximity to the user device. A user device determines which of a plurality of discovered devices from which a short range wireless signal including a defined key was received and provides a list of discovered devices with which a session may be shared over the computer network with the user device based on this determination.

    USER-CUSTOMIZABLE REMINDER NOTIFICATIONS FOR SOON-TO-BE-RELEASED AND NEWLY-AVAILABLE MEDIA CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220353583A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17867088

    申请日:2022-07-18

    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for generating reminder notifications pertaining to time-sensitive media content. In various embodiments, the method includes the step or process of establishing whether time-sensitive media content is desirably viewed by an end user of the media receiver. If establishing that time-sensitive media content is desirably viewed by the end user, it is further determined whether a reminder notification should be generated for the time-sensitive media content at a specified time relative to a change in availability of the time-sensitive media content from a media content provider. If further determining that a reminder notification should be generated for the time-sensitive media content, the reminder notification is generated at the specified time; e.g., the media receiver may generate the reminder notification itself or transmit instructions to a user-carried electronic device to generate the notification reminder.

    TEMPORALLY-SEAMLESS CHANNEL CHANGE FUNCTIONALITY IN MULTICHANNEL STREAMING ENVIRONMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220353570A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17867458

    申请日:2022-07-18

    Inventor: MOHAMMED RASOOL

    Abstract: Devices, systems, method, and program products are provided, which support temporally-seamless change functionalities during multichannel streaming sessions established between a streaming media server and a client media receiver. In embodiments, the method includes outputting, to a display device, a first streaming channel contained in a streaming channel bundle and assigned a high priority level. When receiving a channel change request to view a second streaming channel, the client media receiver monitors for additional channel change requests over a predetermined wait period. If an additional channel change request is received within the wait period, the client media receiver repeats the step of monitoring. Conversely, if an additional channel change request is not received with the wait period, the client media receiver sends a channel reprioritization command to the streaming media server to prioritize the second streaming channel over the first streaming channel in continued transmission of the streaming channel bundle.

    Methods, devices, and systems for distributing content in community of over-the-air broadcast content receivers

    公开(公告)号:US12267149B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-01

    申请号:US17558369

    申请日:2021-12-21

    Abstract: A method of providing channel content in a broadcast content reception and distribution system includes: receiving, by a broadcast content reception device, information that identifies a channel that provides channel content, from a content player device; receiving, by the broadcast content reception device, a signal that transmits the channel content, from an antenna; receiving, by the broadcast content reception device, information that indicates a signal strength corresponding to the channel based on the signal that transmits the channel content received from the antenna; determining, by the broadcast content reception device, that the signal strength is less than or equal to a threshold value based on the information that indicates the signal strength; and transmitting, by the broadcast content reception device, a message to the content player device in response to the determining that the signal strength is less than or equal to the threshold value.

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