Configuration for detecting hardware-based or software-based decoding of video content
US10735806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4436
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process receives, from a media content server, media content. Further, the process performs a first playback, with a processor at a media playback device, of one or more sample files corresponding to the media content. The one or more sample files each corresponds to a distinct codec format. In addition, the process determines, with the processor at the media playback device, a confidence score for each of the one or more sample files. The confidence score is associated with one or more factors indicative of the distinct codec format being software-based or hardware-based. Finally, the process performs a second playback, with the processor at the media playback device, of at least a substantial portion of the media content according to the distinct codec format that is hardware-based.
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