Patent ID: 9060207
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer method for adaptively streaming a video over a content delivery network, comprising: requesting a first chunk of the video via a network channel of the content delivery network, the request for the first chunk specifying a first bitrate and a first service request priority; requesting a second chunk of the video via the network channel of the content delivery network, the request for the second chunk specifying a second bitrate different than the first bitrate and a second service request priority different than the first service request priority; monitoring concurrent downloading via the network channel of the first and second video chunks from the content delivery network; determining, based on the monitoring, whether the concurrent downloading of the second video chunk at the second bitrate and second service request priority is supported by the network channel of the content delivery network; and responsive to determining that the concurrent downloading of the second video chunk at the second bitrate and second service request priority is not supported by the network channel of the content delivery network: