METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC ROUTING OF CONTENT USING A STATIC PLAYLIST MANIFEST

    公开(公告)号:US20240340471A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18748942

    申请日:2024-06-20

    申请人: Pluto Inc.

    发明人: Chan V. Hou

    IPC分类号: H04N21/234

    CPC分类号: H04N21/234

    摘要: Systems and methods enable video on demand playback startup times to be reduced. A redirect database is populated with redirect locators. A request from a device for an item of primary video content is received. A static manifest file is generated including locators corresponding to the requested item of primary video content and redirect database entries storing redirect locators to default interstitial media. The static manifest file is transmitted to the device. Potential items of interstitial media are identified by sources of interstitial media, and a first item of interstitial media is selected. A redirect locator in the redirect database is replaced with a redirect locator corresponding to the selected interstitial media. A request is received from the device directed to the redirect database location storing the redirect locator corresponding to the selected interstitial media. The selected interstitial media is streamed to the device.

    Content delivery network utilizing dynamically assembled adaptive bitrates segments

    公开(公告)号:US12047632B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17819094

    申请日:2022-08-11

    申请人: Pluto Inc.

    摘要: An aspect of the disclosure related to methods and systems configured to detect that an item of streaming primary video content associated with a channel of scheduled streaming content is designated to be streamed to a device. Ancillary content is identified. Alternative versions of respective sections of the ancillary content are identified. Metadata corresponding to the alternative versions of ancillary content, metadata corresponding to the item of primary video content, and/or metadata corresponding to the channel are used in selecting a first section from among the alternative versions of a given section. The ancillary content, including the selected first section from among the alternative versions is streamed to the device immediately before, during, or immediately after the item of streaming video content. The alternative versions may be transcoded to generate multiple encoded iterations of respective alternative versions and the encoded versions are stored in a tree data structure.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC ROUTING OF CONTENT USING A STATIC PLAYLIST MANIFEST

    公开(公告)号:US20230013326A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17936332

    申请日:2022-09-28

    申请人: Pluto Inc.

    发明人: Chan V. Hou

    IPC分类号: H04N21/234

    摘要: Systems and methods enable video on demand playback startup times to be reduced. A redirect database is populated with redirect locators. A request from a device for an item of primary video content is received. A static manifest file is generated including locators corresponding to the requested item of primary video content and redirect database entries storing redirect locators to default interstitial media. The static manifest file is transmitted to the device. Potential items of interstitial media are identified by sources of interstitial media, and a first item of interstitial media is selected. A redirect locator in the redirect database is replaced with a redirect locator corresponding to the selected interstitial media. A request is received from the device directed to the redirect database location storing the redirect locator corresponding to the selected interstitial media. The selected interstitial media is streamed to the device.

    Methods and systems for generating and providing program guides and content

    公开(公告)号:US11425437B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US17150897

    申请日:2021-01-15

    申请人: Pluto Inc.

    发明人: Chan V. Hou

    摘要: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and transmitting content are described in the illustrative context of electronic program guides and program channels. Data is received over a network from a first user terminal that enables identification of the first user. Program information for a digital program is accessed. A determination is made as to how many interstitials are to be presented during a playback of the digital program. A prediction model is selected and executed to generate predictions of user responses to one or more placements of program interstitials. The user response predictions are used to determine positioning of interstitials with respect to the program. The interstitials are enabled to be displayed on the first user terminal in accordance with the determined positioning.

    Methods and systems for determining a video player playback position

    公开(公告)号:US10356447B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15714931

    申请日:2017-09-25

    申请人: Pluto Inc.

    发明人: Spencer Shanson

    摘要: Systems and methods enable the determination of a playback position of a video player. A request is received, at a system over a network from a user device, for an item of video content. Interstitial content is received. The interstitial content is segmented into segments and the segments are encrypted. A given decryption key is associated with a respective locator, such as a URL. A playlist manifest file is generated that includes locators corresponding to segments of the requested item of video content, segments of the interstitial content, and decryption keys for respective encrypted interstitial segments. The generated playlist manifest file is transmitted to the user device. A request for a first decryption key for an encrypted first interstitial segment is received, and based on the request, a playback position of the video player is determined. A corresponding message, indicating the playback position, may be transmitted to a remote destination.