Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Real-time generation of manifest list of links for video segments in linear video communication
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Application No.: US15604330Application Date: 2017-05-24
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Publication No.: US10015549B1Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Stephen Brown , McKay Salisbury
- Applicant: HULU, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Assignee: HULU, LLC
- Current Assignee: HULU, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Monica
- Agency: Fountainhead Law Group P.C.
- Main IPC: H04N21/472
- IPC: H04N21/472 ; H04N21/6405

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method receives information describing programs for a channel over multiple time slots. Audience definitions are generated for the programs defining parameters for selecting a respective source stream for delivery to users. A bundle is stored for each audience definition. A request is received for the channel from a user. The method then generates a viewer definition for the user based on a current status of the user, wherein the viewer definition includes user information for the user. In response to receiving the request, a manifest is constructed for the channel using a set of bundles that includes audience definitions that match the viewer definition. Only one bundle per time slot is selected for the manifest. Portions of the manifest are provided to a client device to allow the client device to request content from the channel.
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