Automatically serving different versions of content responsive to client device rendering errors
US11616991B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/251
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In some embodiments, a system is provided, and computer-executable instructions cause the system to: obtain, at an edge server of a content delivery network, a request for a content item from a client device; determine that the there are multiple versions of the first content item that require varying amount of resources to serve including a first version, and a second version requiring more resources to serve than the first version; select the second version; send the second version; determine that the client device is not properly rendering the second version of the content item; and in response to determining that that the client device is not properly rendering the second version, send the first version.
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