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Resource management for video playback and chat

US10986414B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2019
Grant dateApr 20, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/23655
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described for allocation hardware and/or bandwidth resources of a viewer device between a live streaming media content playback of a video player and a concurrently provided live chat. For example, the network and hardware resources used by a video player for streaming media content playback can be adjusted based on chat conditions of the live chat.

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