Using Bitrate Data To Output An Alert Indicating A Functional State Of A Back-Up Media-Broadcast System
In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up media-broadcast system involves: a computing device determining first bitrate-data associated with a first compressed media-stream; the computing device determining second bitrate-data associated with a second compressed media-stream; the computing device making a determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.
1 . A method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up media-broadcast system, the method comprising:
a computing device determining first bitrate-data associated with a first compressed media-stream;
the computing device determining second bitrate-data associated with a second compressed media-stream;
the computing device making a determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and
responsive to the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates a first average bitrate-change over a first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream, and wherein the first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream corresponds to a time period.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein making the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data associated with the second compressed media-stream does not indicate (i) a second average bitrate-change over a second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream, (ii) where the second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream corresponds to the time period, and (iii) where the second average bitrate-change is within a tolerance range of the first average bitrate-change.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates an occurrence of a first bitrate-change within the first compressed media-stream, and wherein making the determination that the first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data does not indicate an occurrence of a second bitrate-change that is within the second compressed media-stream and that is within a tolerance range of the first bitrate-change.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates a first time associated with the first bitrate-change, and wherein making the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data does not indicate a second time associated with the second bitrate-change, where the second time is within a tolerance range of the first time.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first compressed media-stream is generated by a primary media-broadcast system, and wherein the second compressed media-stream is generated by the back-up media-broadcast system.
9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed cause a computing device to perform a set of acts for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up media-broadcast system, the set of acts comprising:
determining first bitrate-data associated with a first compressed media-stream;
determining second bitrate-data associated with a second compressed media-stream;
making a determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and
responsive to the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity, outputting an alert.
10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates a first average bitrate-change over a first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream, and wherein the first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream corresponds to a time period.
11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein making the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data associated with the second compressed media-stream does not indicate (i) a second average bitrate-change over a second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream, (ii) where the second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream corresponds to the time period, and (iii) where the second average bitrate-change is within a tolerance range of the first average bitrate-change.
12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates an occurrence of a first bitrate-change within the first compressed media-stream, and wherein making the determination that the first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data does not indicate an occurrence of a second bitrate-change that is within the second compressed media-stream and that is within a tolerance range of the first bitrate-change.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates a first time associated with the first bitrate-change, and wherein making the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity further comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data does not indicate a second time associated with the second bitrate-change, where the second time is within a tolerance range of the first time.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the first compressed media-stream is generated by a primary media-broadcast system, and wherein the second compressed media-stream is generated by the back-up media-broadcast system.
17 . A computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computing device to perform a set of acts for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up media-broadcast system, the set of acts comprising:
determining first bitrate-data associated with a first compressed media-stream;
determining second bitrate-data associated with a second compressed media-stream;
making a determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity; and
responsive to the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity, outputting an alert.
18 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates a first average bitrate-change over a first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream, and wherein the first temporal-portion of the first compressed media-stream corresponds to a time period.
19 . The computing device of claim 18 , wherein making the determination that the determined first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack the threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data associated with the second compressed media-stream does not indicate (i) a second average bitrate-change over a second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream, (ii) where the second temporal-portion of the second compressed media-stream corresponds to the time period, and (iii) where the second average bitrate-change is within a tolerance range of the first average bitrate-change.
20 . The computing device of claim 19 , wherein the determined first bitrate-data associated with the first compressed media-stream indicates an occurrence of a first bitrate-change within the first compressed media-stream, and wherein making the determination that the first bitrate-data and the determined second bitrate-data lack a threshold extent of similarity comprises determining that the determined second bitrate-data does not indicate an occurrence of a second bitrate-change that is within the second compressed media-stream and that is within a tolerance range of the first bitrate-change.
21 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein outputting an alert comprises displaying a message.
22 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein outputting an alert comprises transmitting an instruction.
23 . The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the first compressed media-stream is generated by a primary media-broadcast system, and wherein the second compressed media-stream is generated by the back-up media-broadcast system.