Granted Patent B2

US 11,528,515 · App. 17/689,485 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Inventor: Thomas Hamilton Link (Pasadena, CA)

Assignee: SnifferCat, Inc.

H04N21/23424G06Q30/0277H04L65/1089H04L65/612H04L65/75H04L65/765H04N21/2187H04N21/2668H04N21/26258H04N21/47217H04N21/812

Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:

obtaining a first source playlist associated with a first portion of a live stream of a content item from a content provider, the content item being either prerecorded content or content being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the first source playlist comprising a respective first location identifier for each first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item, each respective first location identifier being associated with a first domain different from a second domain associated with the system;

receiving the first portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more first insertion points within at least one first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

generating, in response to the identifying the one or more first insertion points, a first consumer playlist based on the one or more first insertion points, the first consumer playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

providing the first consumer playlist to a consumer system;

obtaining a second source playlist associated with a second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider, the second portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the second source playlist comprising a respective second location identifier for each second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item;

receiving the second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more second insertion points within at least one second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item; and

generating a second consumer playlist based on the one or more second insertion points, the second consumer playlist associated with at least a second sub-subset of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the live stream of the content item is received over a communication network from the content provider.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first domain is associated with the content provider.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system and a particular location identifier associated with the content provider.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system and a particular location identifier associated with an advertisement provider.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system, a particular location identifier associated with the content provider, and a particular location identifier associated with an advertisement provider.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for causing the system to identify one or more insertion points comprise instructions for causing the system to detect one or more black frames.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for causing the system to identify one or more insertion points comprise instructions for causing the system to detect one or more interrupts.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for causing the system to generate the second consumer playlist comprise instructions for causing the system to update the first consumer playlist.

10. A method, comprising:

obtaining a first source playlist associated with a first portion of a live stream of a content item from a content provider, the content item being either prerecorded content or content being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the first source playlist comprising a respective first location identifier for each first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item, each respective first location identifier being associated with a first domain different from a second domain associated with the system;

receiving the first portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more first insertion points within at least one first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

generating, in response to the identifying the one or more first insertion points, a first consumer playlist based on the one or more first insertion points, the first consumer playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

providing the first consumer playlist to a consumer system;

obtaining a second source playlist associated with a second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider, the second portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the second source playlist comprising a respective second location identifier for each second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item;

receiving the second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more second insertion points within at least one second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item; and

generating a second consumer playlist based on the one or more second insertion points, the second consumer playlist associated with at least a second sub-subset of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the live stream of the content item is received over a communication network from the content provider.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first domain is associated with the content provider.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method is performed by a system, and the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system and a particular location identifier associated with the content provider.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method is performed by a system, and the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system and a particular location identifier associated with an advertisement provider.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method is performed by a system, and the first consumer playlist includes a particular location identifier associated with the system, a particular location identifier associated with the content provider, and a particular location identifier associated with an advertisement provider.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the identifying one or more insertion points comprises detecting one or more black frames.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the identifying one or more insertion points comprises detecting one or more interrupts.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the generating the second consumer playlist comprises updating the first consumer playlist.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions, the instructions being executable by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

obtaining a first source playlist associated with a first portion of a live stream of a content item from a content provider, the content item being either prerecorded content or content being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the first source playlist comprising a respective first location identifier for each first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item, each respective first location identifier being associated with a first domain different from a second domain associated with the system;

receiving the first portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more first insertion points within at least one first stream-enabled video segment of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

generating, in response to the identifying the one or more first insertion points, a first consumer playlist based on the one or more first insertion points, the first consumer playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset of the first subset of first stream-enabled video segments of the first portion of the live stream of the content item;

providing the first consumer playlist to a consumer system;

obtaining a second source playlist associated with a second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider, the second portion of the live stream of the content item comprising a second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the set of stream-enabled video segments of the content item, the second source playlist comprising a respective second location identifier for each second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item;

receiving the second portion of the live stream of the content item from the content provider;

identifying one or more second insertion points within at least one second stream-enabled video segment of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item; and

generating a second consumer playlist based on the one or more second insertion points, the second consumer playlist associated with at least a second sub-subset of the second subset of second stream-enabled video segments of the second portion of the live stream of the content item.

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