Detecting a problem in a content distribution is disclosed. Performance information associated with a first content player is received form a first client. Performance information associated with a second content player is received from a second client. The information received from the first client and the second client is aggregated. A determination is made, from the aggregated information, that a problem is indicated. Alternate techniques for detecting a problem in a content distribution are also disclosed.

Claims

34 · 5 independent · depth 4

34 granted claims

›1.independentA system, including:na first interface configured to receive, from a first client device, performance information associated with a first content play…+22

›2.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the indicated problem implicates a content delivery network associated with the second client device.d2

›3.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the indicated problem implicates a network link associated with the second client device.d2

›4.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the indicated problem implicates a content item.d2

›5.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the indicated problem implicates the second client device.d2+1

›7.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to display a representation of the aggregated information in a graphical user interf…d2

›8.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to perform a remedial action associated with the indicated problem.d2+2

›11.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein determining whether a problem is indicated includes:ndetermining a performance metric associated with the second client …d2+3

›15.↳ 1The system of claim 1 wherein determining that a problem is indicated further includes determining whether the first client device and the second clie…d2+8

›24.independentA method, including:nreceiving, via a first interface, performance information associated with a first content player from a first client device;recei…

›25.independentA system, including:nan interface configured to receive, from a client device, performance information associated with a content player, wherein the p…

›26.independentA system, including:nan interface configured to receive, from a client device, performance information associated with a content player, wherein the p…+1

›28.independentA system, including:na first interface configured to receive, from a client device, first performance data associated with a content player;a second i…+6

Classifications

5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F11/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

714/26714/48709/203714/25

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Joseph D Manoskey

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15 Nov 2006

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provisional	US 60859428	15 Nov 2006

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