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Optimizing data rate for video services

CA 2621605 C · Owner: Rodriguez, Arturo A. · Inventors: Mcdonald, James F.; Avila, Luis; Rodriguez, Arturo A.

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Optimizing data rates for video services on a broadband network. Different data rates can be delivered to a subscriber premises depending on the size of the display screen connected to a set-top box the type of content being , requested, or whether there is real-time viewing. Therefore the data rate can , be optimized to maximize the number of video streams that can be delivered to any one subscriber without causing a perceived reduction in video picture quality.

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  • Filed August 31, 2006 and granted August 6, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 31, 2026.
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FiledAugust 31, 2006
GrantedAugust 6, 2013
Term endedAugust 31, 2026
Patent numberCA 2621605 C
Classification (IPC)H04N21/23

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