Methods and systems for advertising during video-on-demand suspensions

D Jerding, R Banker, A Rodriguez… - US Patent App. 11 …, 2005 - Google Patents
System to provide a Screen Saver utility to a user through an interactive media Services
client device. The client device may be coupled to a programmable media Services Server …

Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming

MB Hurst, DF Brueck - US Patent 8,683,066, 2014 - Google Patents
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Methods and systems for providing bandwidth adjustment

C Kuhtz - US Patent 8,514,980, 2013 - Google Patents
Consistent with embodiments of the present invention, sys tems and methods are disclosed
for providing bandwidth adjustment. In accordance with one embodiment, a method for …

Apparatus, system, and method for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content

RD Major, MB Hurst - US Patent 8,868,772, 2014 - Google Patents
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apparatus for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content includes an agent controller module …

Systems and method for adaptive scheduling and dynamic bandwidth resource allocation management in a digital broadband delivery system

A Rodriguez, D Jerding - US Patent App. 10/981,053, 2005 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A technique for allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system
(DBDS) using a bandwidth allocation man ager to dynamically assign a content delivery …

Video on demand system with dynamic enablement of random-access functionality

AA Rodriguez, DF Jerding, RO Banker, S Goel… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
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Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery system

AA Rodriguez - US Patent 8,032,914, 2011 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for dynamically allocating bandwidth in a digital broadband delivery
system are disclosed. One example method includes receiving information describing …

Bandwidth allocation and pricing system for downloadable media content

A Rodriguez, R Beebe, G Hammett - US Patent App. 09/896,231, 2003 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT Correspondence Address: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY DEPARTMENT A recordable media content purchasing System comprising a …

Method, device, and system for forward channel error recovery in video sequence transmission over packet-based network

S Wenger, M Hannuksela, I Bouazizi - US Patent 7,617,436, 2009 - Google Patents
Accelerated video decoding makes use of FEC-repaired media packets that become
available through FEC decoding later than their intended decoding time, so to re-establish …

Optimizing bandwidth utilization to a subscriber premises

JF Mcdonald, AA Rodriguez, L Avila… - US Patent 8,189,472, 2012 - Google Patents
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