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Systems and methods for managing available bandwidth in a household

  • US 10,171,853 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2017
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing available bandwidth in a household, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from a user device, a request to stream a first media asset;

    retrieving, from stored metadata associated with the first media asset, a minimum bandwidth value for streaming the first media asset;

    comparing the minimum bandwidth value to a household bandwidth value in a household bandwidth state database, wherein the household bandwidth value indicates a bandwidth currently available in the household;

    in response to determining that the minimum bandwidth value is greater than the household bandwidth value, identifying a stream of a second media asset that is consuming bandwidth in the household;

    determining a time remaining for completing the stream of the second media asset;

    comparing a duration value of a third media asset in a media asset database with the time remaining, wherein the third media asset has an associated bandwidth value less than the household bandwidth value; and

    in response to determining that the duration value of the third media asset is greater than the time remaining, generating for display on the user device a message that indicates the bandwidth currently available in the household is insufficient to stream the first media asset and that has an option to stream the third media asset instead of the first media asset.

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