Distributed content uploading and validation

• US 10,536,467 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2018
• Issued: 01/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Badro, Joseph, Syed, Yasser F., Wester, Donald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Hosuk
• Application Number:
  US16/052,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20190182263A1
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/442 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/68 Gesture-dependent or behaviour-dependent

Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the disclosure provide efficient, effective, and convenient ways of uploading and authenticating content. In particular, a user device may receive validating information from a wireless networking device. The user or client device may record a content item, and may insert a validation tag based on the validating information. The user or client device may then send the content item to the wireless networking device. The wireless networking device may receive the content item at a first location and may determine the validity of the content item based on the validating information. The user device may continually interact with wireless networking devices as it travels to continually upload content items while establishing the validity of the time and location of the content items.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a computing device and for a plurality of wireless networking devices expected to receive at least a portion of video content, one or more expected connection durations;

fragmenting, by the computing device and according to one or more segment sizes based on the one or more expected connection durations, the video content into a plurality of segments;

sending, by the computing device and to a first wireless networking device of the plurality of wireless networking devices, a first segment of the plurality of segments;

determining, by the computing device, a connection transition from the first wireless networking device to a second wireless networking device of the plurality of wireless networking devices;

sending, by the computing device and to the second wireless networking device, a second segment of the plurality of segments; and

sending, by the computing device, remaining segments of the plurality of segments until all of the plurality of segments are sent.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the one or more expected connection durations comprises determining a travel speed associated with the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the one or more expected connection durations comprises determining, based on one or more connection times associated with one or more of the plurality of wireless networking devices, the one or more expected connection durations.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and from the first wireless networking device, validating information; and

inserting, by the computing device and into the second segment, a validation tag based on the validating information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the validating information comprises a time, and wherein the validation tag is stored in an adaptation field of the video content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices; and

adjusting, by the computing device and based on the geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices, a video file quality setting for the video content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a vehicle comprises the computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and from a user, an indication to preserve the video content; and

preserving, by the computing device and at least until the sending the first segment, the video content.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and from one of the plurality of wireless networking devices, an indication of a video quality for the video content; and

transcoding, by the computing device according to the video quality, the video content.

10. A method comprising:

determining, by a server, a connection for receiving video content;

receiving, by a first wireless networking device and from a vehicle, a first segment of the video content;

sending, by the first wireless networking device and to the server, the first segment;

receiving, by a second wireless networking device and from the vehicle, a second segment of the video content;

sending, by the second wireless networking device and to the server, the second segment; and

generating, by the server, based on determining the connection, using the first segment, and using the second segment, a copy of the video content.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first segment comprises validation information, and further comprising:

validating, by the server and based on the validation information, the first segment.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the validating information comprises a time, and wherein a validation tag is stored in an adaptation field of the video content.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by a third wireless networking device and from the vehicle, a third segment of the video content; and

sending, by the third wireless networking device and to the server, the third segment,

wherein the copy of the video content is further generated using the third segment.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the generating the copy of the video content comprises compiling, from a plurality of segments, the copy of the video content, and wherein the plurality of segments comprises the first segment and the second segment.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising sending, by the server and to the vehicle, an indication of a video quality for the video content, wherein the first segment is encoded according to the video quality.

16. A system comprising:

a first wireless networking device;

a second wireless networking device;

a server; and

a computing device comprising;

one or more first processors; and

first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to;

determine, for a plurality of wireless networking devices expected to receive at least a portion of video content, one or more expected connection durations for each of the plurality of wireless networking devices, wherein the plurality of wireless networking devices comprises the first wireless networking device and the second wireless networking device;

fragment, according to one or more segment sizes based on the one or more expected connection durations, the video content into a plurality of segments;

send, to the first wireless networking device, a first segment of the plurality of segments; and

determine a connection transition from the first wireless networking device to the second wireless networking device; and

send, to the second wireless networking device, a second segment of the plurality of segments;

wherein the first wireless networking device is configured to transmit the first segment to the server;

wherein the second wireless networking device is configured to transmit the second segment to the server; and

wherein the server comprises;

one or more second processors; and

second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the server to;

receive, from the first wireless networking device, the first segment;

receive, from the second wireless networking device, the second segment; and

generate, from the first segment and the second segment, a copy of the video content.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to determine the one or more expected connection durations by determining a travel speed associated with the computing device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to determine the one or more expected connection durations by determining, based on one or more connection times associated with one or more of the plurality of wireless networking devices, the one or more expected connection durations.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:

receive, from the first wireless networking device, validating information; and

insert, into the second segment, a validation tag based on the validating information.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the validating information comprises a time, and wherein the validation tag is stored in an adaptation field of the video content.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:

determine a geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices; and

adjust, based on the geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices, a video file quality setting for the video content.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the server to send, to the computing device, an indication of a video quality for the video content;

and wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to transcode, according to the video quality, the video content.

23. The system of claim 16, wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the server to generate the copy by compiling, from a plurality of segments, the video content, and wherein the plurality of segments comprises the first segment and the second segment.

24. One or more non-transitory media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:

determining, for a plurality of wireless networking devices expected to receive at least a portion of video content, one or more expected connection durations;

fragmenting, according to one or more segment sizes based on the one or more expected connection durations, the video content into a plurality of segments;

sending, to a first wireless networking device of the plurality of wireless networking devices, a first segment of the plurality of segments;

determining a connection transition from the first wireless networking device to a second wireless networking device of the plurality of wireless networking devices;

sending, to the second wireless networking device, a second segment of the plurality of segments; and

sending remaining segments of the plurality of segments until all of the plurality of segments are sent.

25. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the determining the one or more expected connection durations comprises determining a travel speed associated with the one or more processors.

26. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the determining the one or more expected connection durations comprises determining, based on one or more connection times associated with one or more of the plurality of wireless networking devices, the one or more expected connection durations.

27. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

receiving, from the first wireless networking device, validating information; and

inserting, into the second segment, a validation tag based on the validating information.

28. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 27, wherein the validating information comprises a time, and wherein the validation tag is stored in an adaptation field of the video content.

29. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

determining a geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices; and

adjusting, based on the geographic density of the plurality of wireless networking devices, a video file quality setting for the video content.

30. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

receiving, from a user, an indication to preserve the video content; and

preserving, at least until the sending the first segment, the video content.

31. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 24, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause:

receiving, from one of the plurality of wireless networking devices, an indication of a video quality for the video content; and

transcoding, according to the video quality, the video content.