US 11,470,138 Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming
6 defendants · 6 suits · updated October 6, 2026
Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 11,470,138 · US11470138B2 · US 11,470,138 B2 · 11470138 · the '138 patent
DISH Technologies L.L.C. has filed 6 patent-infringement suits on US 11,470,138, "Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming" since May 21, 2026, 3 of them in the D. Del., against 6 distinct defendants including Patreon, Inc., DAZN US LLC and MW Media SC. The patent was granted October 11, 2022 on a priority date of April 30, 2004. Its abstract opens: "An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate…" The examiner cited 4 references during prosecution.
- Assignee
- Dish Technologies LLC
- Priority date
- April 30, 2004
- Granted
- October 11, 2022
- Expires
- April 30, 2024
- Status
- Expired - Lifetime
- Claims
- 30 (4 independent)
- Inventors
- David F. Brueck, Mark B. Hurst, R. Drew Major
- Full text
- Google Patents
The suits
6 cases · D. Del. (3) · D. Utah (2) · D. Colo. (1)
| Filed | Defendant | Plaintiff | Court | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Patreon, Inc. | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | D. Del. | 1:26-cv-00584 |
| 2026-05-26 | DAZN US LLC | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | D. Del. | 1:26-cv-00604 |
| 2026-06-01 | MW Media SC | DISH Technologies LLC | D. Utah | 2:26-cv-00508 |
| 2026-06-12 | Fenix International Limited | DISH Technologies LLC | D. Utah | 2:26-cv-00547 |
| 2026-08-20 | GAIA, INC. | DISH Technologies L.L.C | D. Colo. | 1:26-cv-03835 |
| 2026-09-15 | Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC | DISH Technologies L.L.C. | D. Del. | 1:26-cv-01161 |
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Independent claims
What is actually asserted, verbatim.
1. A system for adaptive-rate content streaming of a video that is playable on one or more end user stations over the internet, the system comprising: at least one storage device storing the video, wherein the video is digitally encoded at a plurality of different bitrates creating a plurality of streams including a low quality stream, a medium quality stream, and a high quality stream, the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream each comprising a group of streamlets, wherein each streamlet corresponds to a portion of the video, and wherein each streamlet in each group of streamlets is encoded at a respective one of the plurality of different bitrates, and wherein each group of streamlets comprises at least first and second streamlets; wherein at least one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream is encoded at a bitrate of no less than 600 kbps; and wherein the first streamlet of each of the groups of streamlets has the same first duration and encodes the same first portion of the video in each of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream, and wherein the first streamlet of the low quality stream encodes the same first portion of the video at a lower bitrate than the first streamlet of the high quality stream and the first streamlet of the medium quality stream.
14. An end user station to stream a video over a network from a server for playback of the video, the end user station comprising: a processor; a digital processing apparatus memory device comprising non-transitory machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: establish an internet connection between the end user station and the server, wherein the server is configured to access at least one of a plurality of groups of streamlets; wherein the video is encoded at a plurality of different bitrates to create a plurality of streams including at least a low quality stream, a medium quality stream, and a high quality stream, each of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream comprising a group of streamlets encoded at the same respective one of the different bitrates, each group comprising at least first and second streamlets, each of the streamlets corresponding to a portion of the video; wherein at least one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream is encoded at a bitrate of no less than 600 kbps; and wherein the first streamlets of each of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream and the high quality stream each has an equal playback duration and each of the first streamlets encodes the same portion of the video at a different one of the different bitrates; select a specific one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream based upon a determination by the end user station to select a higher or lower bitrate version of the streams; place a streamlet request to the server over the internet connection for the first streamlet of the selected stream; receive the requested first streamlet from the server via the internet connection; and provide the received first streamlet for playback of the video.
23. A process executable by one or more servers to stream a video for playback by one or more end user stations, the process comprising: storing, by the one or more servers, a plurality of streams including a low quality stream, a medium quality stream, and a high quality stream, wherein the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream each comprise a group of streamlets encoded at a respective one of a plurality of different bitrates, each group comprising at least first and second streamlets, each of the streamlets corresponding to a portion of the video; wherein at least one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream is encoded at a bitrate of no less than 600 kbps; and wherein the first streamlet of each of the groups of streamlets has the same first duration and encodes the same first portion of the video in the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream, the first streamlet of the low quality stream having a different one of the different bitrates than the first streamlet of the high quality stream and the first streamlet of the medium quality stream; receiving at least one streamlet request over an internet connection from a respective one of the one or more end user stations to retrieve the first streamlet storing the first portion of the video, wherein the at least one streamlet request from the respective one of the one or more end user stations includes a request for a currently selected first streamlet from one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream based upon a determination by the respective one of the one or more end user stations to select a higher or lower bitrate version of the video; retrieving from the one or more servers the requested first streamlet from the currently selected one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream; and sending the retrieved first streamlet from the currently selected one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream to the respective one of the one of the end user stations over the internet connection.
28. A process executable by a content player device to stream a video over a network from a server for playback of the video by the content player device, the process comprising: establishing an internet connection between the content player device and the server, wherein the server accesses a plurality of streams including a low quality stream, a medium quality stream, and a high quality stream, wherein the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream each comprise a group of streamlets encoded at a respective one of a plurality of different bitrates, each group comprising at least first and second streamlets, each of the streamlets corresponding to a portion of the video; wherein at least one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream is encoded at a bitrate of no less than 600 kbps; and wherein the first streamlet of each of the groups of streamlets has the same first duration and encodes the same first portion of the video in the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream, the first streamlet of the low quality stream having a different bitrate than the first streamlet of the high quality stream and the first streamlet of the medium quality stream; selecting, by the content player device, a currently selected one of the low quality stream, the medium quality stream, and the high quality stream based upon a determination by the content player device to select a higher or lower bitrate version of the video; placing a streamlet request over one or more internet connections from the content player device to retrieve the first streamlet storing the first portion of the video; and receiving the requested streamlet from the server via the internet connection; and rendering, by the content player device, the received streamlet for playback of the video.
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Abstract
An apparatus for multi-bitrate content streaming includes a receiving module configured to capture media content, a streamlet module configured to segment the media content and generate a plurality of streamlets, and an encoding module configured to generate a set of streamlets. The system includes the apparatus, wherein the set of streamlets comprises a plurality of streamlets having identical time indices and durations, and each streamlet of the set of streamlets having a unique bitrate, and wherein the encoding module comprises a master module configured to assign an encoding job to one of a plurality of host computing modules in response to an encoding job completion bid. A method includes receiving media content, segmenting the media content and generating a plurality of streamlets, and generating a set of streamlets.
Also asserted by DISH Technologies L.L.C.
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