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Delivery quality of experience (QoE) in a computer network

US9178633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2011
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/80
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus generally having an interface and a circuit is disclosed. The interface may be connectable to a network to monitor a media program streaming across the network to a media client. The circuit may be configured to (i) generate first information by modeling a buffer of the media client, the first information being representative of a plurality of events related to the buffer during a playback of the media program and (ii) generate a signal representative of a quality of experience of the media program in response to the first information.

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