US 12,170,799 B2
Method and system of managing and allocating communication related resources
Mark D. Francisco, Clarksburg, NJ (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/805,595.
Application 13/765,110 is a division of application No. 11/993,345, granted, now 8,402,510, issued on Mar. 19, 2013, previously published as PCT/US2006/023902, filed on Jun. 20, 2006.
Application 17/805,595 is a continuation of application No. 14/600,346, filed on Jan. 20, 2015, granted, now 11,381,857.
Application 14/600,346 is a continuation of application No. 13/765,110, filed on Feb. 12, 2013, granted, now 8,984,587, issued on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/692,181, filed on Jun. 20, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303600 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01); H04L 65/80 (2022.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/643 (2011.01); H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/25 (2013.01) [H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/643 (2013.01); H04N 21/6473 (2013.01); H04N 21/64738 (2013.01); H04L 65/1101 (2022.05); H04L 65/75 (2022.05)] 45 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a computing device; and
a receiver device,
wherein the computing device is configured to:
receive a first plurality of packets of first content;
receive a second plurality of packets of second content;
determine, based on available bandwidth associated with the receiver device and based on a type of service associated with the first content, a first priority level for one or more packets of the first plurality of packets;
determine, based on a type of service associated with the second content, a second priority level for one or more packets of the second plurality of packets; and
send, to the receiver device and after determining that the first priority level is higher than the second priority level, at least one packet of the first plurality of packets, and
wherein the receiver device is configured to:
receive the at least one packet of the first plurality of packets.