Comcast Cable Communications Assigned Two Patents
Caching recorded content segments on playback, time shift buffer via flash memory
By Francis Pelletier | June 14, 2022 at 2:00 pmCaching recorded content segments on playback
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, has been assigned a patent (11,323,764) developed by Lintz, Christopher, and Pfeifer, Jeremy, Denver, CO, for a “programmable device structure based on mixed function storage unit.“
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Methods and apparatus are disclosed for efficient storage and retrieval of content items, such as recorded content items of a cloud DVR system or other system storing content items.”
The patent application was filed on September 20, 2019 (16/577,583).
Time shift buffer via flash memory
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, has been assigned a patent (11,317,131) developed by Allinson, Stephen, Fairless Hills, PA, Pruden, Benny, Brownstown, PA, Wannamaker, Jeffrey, Ontario, Canada, and Yarnell, Derik, Montrose, CO, for a “time shift buffer via flash memory.“
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Methods and systems for managing data and/or operations on data are disclosed. A method can comprise receiving content from a first storage medium for playback. The received content can comprise a stored first portion of a transport stream. At least a portion of the received content can be caused to playback. A playback position of the at least a portion of the received content can be determined relative to a live position of the transport stream. If the determined playback position of the at least a portion of the received content is outside a predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, a second portion of the transport stream can be stored to the first storage medium. If the determined playback position of the received content is within the predetermined threshold proximity to the live position, the second portion of the transport stream can be stored to a second storage medium.”
The patent application was filed on July 24, 2020 (16/938,682).
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