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VARIABILITY IN AVAILABLE LEVELS OF QUALITY OF ENCODED CONTENT

  • US 20130268961A1
  • Filed: 04/06/2012
  • Published: 10/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • storing content as multiple streams of data, each of the multiple streams of data encoded in accordance with a different bit rate to play back a rendition of the content according to a different level of quality;

    providing notification to subscribers in a network environment that a particular bit rate of multiple available bit rates for playing back the content is available for a limited time duration;

    distributing portions of the multiple streams of data in the network environment during the limited time duration; and

    preventing distribution of the portions of the content at the particular bit rate in the network environment subsequent to expiration of the limited time duration.

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