Seamless audience-aware encoding profile switching
US12047618B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2407
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first portion of a video item is transmitted using a first encoding profile. The first encoding profile is a first set of one or more first video representations of the video item having first image quality characteristics. Viewer information including at least one of a viewer quantity for the video item or a viewer playback platform distribution for the video item is receiving during transmitting the video item. A second encoding profile is determined based on the at least one of the viewer quantity or the viewer playback platform distribution. The second encoding profile is a second set of one or more second video representations of the video item having second image quality characteristics. The second image quality characteristics include a selected image quality characteristic that is not included in the first image quality characteristics. A second portion of the video item is transmitted using the second encoding profile.
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