Content streaming with bandwidth management

摘要

Described herein are systems and methods for content streaming with bandwidth management. Partial content is generated from source content at a server and distributed to a streaming device, such as during periods when network bandwidth is available. This partial content is incomplete relative to the source content and is unusable. During presentation of the content, remaining content is streamed from the server and combined with the partial content to generate complete content suitable for presentation.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a communication interface configured to couple to a network; at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
determine source content to be delivered to a streaming device via the communication interface;access the source content;access a seed value for generating partial content based at least in part on the source content, the partial content comprising an incomplete representation of the source content, wherein the seed value is associated with one or more of a user identifier corresponding to a particular user account, a device identifier corresponding to the streaming device, or a content identifier corresponding to a particular source content;process the source content with the seed value to designate a plurality of portions of the source content;generate the partial content at least in part by omitting the designated plurality of portions of the source content;store the partial content having the designated plurality of portions omitted;determine a delivery schedule for the partial content;send, based at least in part on the delivery schedule, the partial content to the streaming device via the communication interface; andsend, to the streaming device via the communication interface, remaining content, the remaining content based in part on the source content and configured to complement the partial content such that, when combined, complete content is available.