Intelligent content server handling of client receipt disruptions
An electronic device (such as an origin server) in a content delivery system performs intelligent content server handling of client receipt disruptions. The electronic device may receive requests for segments of a content asset submitted using a manifest that has segment request addresses with session identifiers, estimate a session interruption using the requests and the session identifiers, and handle the session interruption. The electronic device may handle the session interruption by scheduling a recording of the content asset, reallocating network resources, and so on. In some examples, the electronic device may also provide the manifest.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and
a processor that executes the instructions to:
provide a manifest for a video content asset including segment request addresses that have session identifiers;
obtain a set of the session identifiers from segment requests received from a requestor, the segment requests not including state data for the requestor, the session identifiers each identifying a session and a respective segment;
determine unreceived segment requests using the session identifiers obtained from the segment requests;
estimate a session interruption using the unreceived segment requests; and
schedule a recording of the video content asset.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor determines a network bandwidth unavailability using received segment requests and the session identifiers.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor assigns additional network resources based on the network bandwidth unavailability.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor directs deletion of the recording if the recording is not accessed within a time period.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor:
receives the segment requests from a first electronic device associated with a user; and
schedules the recording by directing transmission of the video content asset to a second electronic device associated with the user.
6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein:
the first electronic device is a mobile electronic device; and
the second electronic device is a digital video recorder.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits a notification to a user electronic device regarding availability of the recording.
8. An electronic device, comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and
a processor that executes the instructions to:
provide a manifest for a video content asset including segment request addresses that have session identifiers;
obtain a set of the session identifiers from segment requests received from a requestor, the segment requests not including state data for the requestor, the session identifiers each identifying a session and a respective segment;
determine received segment requests using the session identifiers obtained from the segment requests; and
determine a network bandwidth unavailability by estimating an increased time between the received segment requests using the session identifiers obtained from the segment requests.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor estimates a session interruption based on unreceived segment requests determined using the session identifiers.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor schedules a recording of the video content asset.
11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor directs an adjustment of network resources to mitigate the network bandwidth unavailability.
12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the received segment requests are received using a wireless network.
13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the wireless network is a cellular network.
14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:
the received segment requests are a first set of received segment requests; and
the processor further determines the network bandwidth unavailability using a second set of received segment requests.
15. A content delivery system, comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and
a processor that executes the instructions to:
receive requests for segments of a video content asset from a requestor, the requests not including state data for the requestor and submitted using a manifest that has segment request addresses with session identifiers;
obtain a set of the session identifiers from the requests, the session identifiers each identifying a session and a respective segment;
estimate a session interruption using the requests and the session identifiers obtained from the requests without reference to state data received from the requestor; and
handle the session interruption.
16. The content delivery system of claim 15 , wherein the processor handles the session interruption by storing a copy of the video content asset for the requestor who submitted the requests.
17. The content delivery system of claim 16 , wherein the processor:
determines a session resumption; and
deletes the copy of the video content asset.
18. The content delivery system of claim 15 , wherein the processor handles the session interruption by reallocating network resources.
19. The content delivery system of claim 15 , wherein:
the video content asset is a first version of the video content asset having a first bit rate; and
the processor handles the session interruption by providing access to a second version of the video content asset having a second bit rate that is less than the first bit rate.
20. The content delivery system of claim 15 , wherein the processor handles the session interruption by moving at least a portion of the segments of the video content asset to an electronic device closer to a source of the requests.