System and method of managing multiple video players
US9680889B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8166
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for managing multiple video players executing on a client software platform. Each video player can have at least one video data stream supplied over a data network. A priority value can be applied to selected video players, and an amount of available bandwidth can be determined. The determined amount of available bandwidth may also be used to calculate whether the selected video players can sustain a video playback quality above a pre-defined threshold. This operation can include appropriately apportioning and managing bandwidth and/or processing power allotments between the video players based on the priority assignments when the bandwidth and/or processing power is less than what the video players want to consume. A modify playback message may be sent to at least one video player when the video playback rate is not sustainable or has become sustainable again.
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