US Patent Application 18064163. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT STREAMING USING CONSUMPTION CONTEXT simplified abstract

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT STREAMING USING CONSUMPTION CONTEXT

Organization Name

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor(s)

Subhabrata Sen of Westfield NJ (US)

Bing Wang of Storrs Mansfield CT (US)

Chinmaey Shende of Farmington CT (US)

Cheon Jin Park of Farmington CT (US)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT STREAMING USING CONSUMPTION CONTEXT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18064163 titled 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT STREAMING USING CONSUMPTION CONTEXT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for optimizing the presentation of a content item by selecting the most suitable audio and video tracks based on the current consumption context and network conditions.

• Obtaining current consumption context information for each segment of a content item
• Determining the current consumption context for each segment based on the consumption context information
• Selecting a filtered set of audio and video track variants for each segment based on the current consumption context and track variant information
• Selecting an audio and video track for each segment from the filtered set based on dynamic network conditions
• Receiving a data stream for each segment from a server over a network, including the selected audio and video tracks
• Presenting each segment of the content item according to the selected audio and video tracks via a video output and an audio output.

Original Abstract Submitted

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a method including steps of, for each segment of a content item during presentation of a content item, obtaining current consumption context information, determining a current consumption context for the segment according to the consumption context information, selecting a filtered set of audio track and video track variants for the segment according to the current consumption context and track variant information, selecting an audio track and a video track for the segment from the filtered set of audio track and video track variants according to a dynamic network condition, receiving a data stream for the segment from a server over a network including the audio track and the video track for the segment, and presenting the segment of the content item according to the audio track and the video track via a video output and an audio output. Other embodiments are disclosed.