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Upstream fault detection

US8935581B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Netflix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregory S. Orzell · San Francisco, US
John Funge · Sunnyvale, US
David Chen · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2012
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L65/80
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described for detecting faults in media content based on the behavior of users viewing the media content. Embodiments stream a first instance of media content to one or more users. The behavior of the one or more users is monitored while the users are viewing the streaming first instance of media content. Embodiments then determine whether the first instance of media content is faulty, based on the monitored behavior of the one or more users.

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