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  • US 20110023072A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing media programs over a content delivery network, the method comprising:

  • transmitting a request for a media program from a user device, wherein the user device monitors a bandwidth in order to make a determination as to whether there is a change in the bandwidth during data retrieval; and

    receiving data corresponding to the media program over the content delivery network, wherein the data is encoded at different bitrates such that data encoded at a lower bitrate is of a lower quality than data encoded at a higher bitrate;

    wherein receiving data corresponding to the media program comprises (i) retrieving data encoded at a lower bitrate when the bandwidth decreases below a threshold during data retrieval, and (ii) retrieving data encoded at a higher bitrate when the bandwidth increases above the threshold during data retrieval.

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