Patents in suit

US 11,991,234 Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming

6 defendants · 6 suits · updated October 6, 2026

Also cited as U.S. Patent No. 11,991,234 · US11991234B2 · US 11,991,234 B2 · 11991234 · the '234 patent

DISH Technologies L.L.C. has filed 6 patent-infringement suits on US 11,991,234, "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 May 21, 2024 on a priority date of April 30, 2004. Its abstract opens: "An apparatus for multi-bit rate 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 3 references during prosecution.

Assignee
Dish Technologies LLC
Priority date
April 30, 2004
Granted
May 21, 2024
Expires
April 30, 2024
Status
Expired - Lifetime
Claims
20 (2 independent)
Inventors
David F. Brueck, Mark B. Hurst, R. Drew Major
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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.

Claim 1

1. An end user station for adaptive-rate content streaming of digital content comprising: a client module configured to be connected to a network having at least one server and further configured to request digital content over the network via at least one transmission control protocol (TCP) connection, wherein at least two different copies of the digital content are each encoded at different bit rates and stored on the at least one server, wherein each copy of the digital content is divided into a plurality of streamlets, each of the plurality of streamlets of a corresponding copy comprising a different portion of the digital content during presentation, wherein corresponding streamlets across the at least two different copies comprise the same corresponding portions of the digital content during presentation, and wherein the client module streams the digital content by: requesting a first streamlet from the at least one server; automatically requesting from the at least one server subsequent portions of the digital content by requesting for each subsequent portion one of the streamlets from the different copies of the digital content dependent upon successive determinations by the client module to change a currently requested bit rate to a higher or lower bit rate, the automatically requesting including repeatedly generating a factor indicative of a current ability to receive digital content at a rate sufficient for presenting the digital content as the digital content is received; making the successive determinations to change the digital content bit rate based on the factor using the streamlets of one of the different copies of the digital content having the highest bit rate determined receivable for presentation so that the client module selects a higher bit rate one of the different copies when the factor is greater than a first threshold and selects a lower bit rate one of the different copies when the factor is less than a second threshold; and arranging the streamlets requested from the at least one server in order of ascending presentation time for output to a presentation device.

Claim 12

12. A method executable by a client device to output rate-adaptive streams received via at least one transmission control protocol (RCP) connection with at least one server over a network, the method comprising: receiving, by the client device, digital content from the at least one server via the at least one TCP connection over the network, wherein multiple different copies of the digital content encoded at different bit rates are stored as individually-requestable portions on the at least one server, wherein each of the individually-requestable portions of a corresponding copy of the digital content is a different portion of the digital content during presentation, wherein the individually-requestable portions across the different copies yield the same portions of the digital content upon presentation, and wherein the receiving comprises: requesting by the client device a plurality of sequential individually-requestable portions of one of the copies from the at least one server; automatically requesting by the client device from the at least one server subsequent portions of the digital content by requesting for each such portion one of the individually-requestable portions from one of the copies dependent upon successive determinations by the client device to change a requested bit rate to a higher or lower bit rate one of the different copies, the automatically requesting including repeatedly generating a factor indicative of a current ability to receive the digital content at a rate sufficient for presenting the digital content as the digital content is received, individually-requestable wherein the factor relates to a performance of the network; and making the successive determinations whether to change the requested bit rate based on the factor to achieve continuous presentation of the digital content using the individually-requestable portions of the highest bit rate one of the copies determined receivable at that time at a rate sufficient for presenting the digital content as the individually-requestable portions of the digital content are received, wherein the making of the successive determinations to change the requested bit rate comprises: requesting a subsequent individually-requestable portion from a higher bit rate one of the different copies than a currently requested one of the different copies when the at least one factor is greater than a first threshold; and requesting a subsequent individually-requestable portion from a lower bit rate one of the different copies than the currently requested one of the different copies when the at least one factor is less than a second threshold; and arranging the individually-requestable portions requested from the at least one server in order of ascending presentation time for output to a presentation device.

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Abstract

An apparatus for multi-bit rate 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 bit rate, 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.

  • US 11,470,138 — Apparatus, system, and method for multi-bitrate content streaming (6 defendants)
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