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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING MULTIPLE VIDEO PLAYERS

  • US 20090182889A1
  • Filed: 01/15/2008
  • Published: 07/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing multiple video players executing on a client software platform in a networked environment, comprising:

  • displaying a plurality of video players viewable by an end user, each video player having at least one video data stream supplied over a data network;

    applying a priority value to video players selected from the plurality of video players;

    determining an amount of bandwidth available from the data network to supply the plurality of video players;

    calculating whether the selected video players can sustain a video playback quality above a pre-defined threshold using the determined amount of bandwidth available; and

    sending a modify playback message to at least one video player when the video playback rate is not sustainable.

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