Network address translator (NAT) traversal for out of home streaming
US10085070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/563
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to configuring out-of-home streaming between a mobile device and a set top box (STB). Internet connectivity establishment (ICE) agents, installed on the mobile device and the STB, determine telemetry information via communication with network address translator (NAT) servers. Communication agents, installed on the mobile device and the STB, translate the telemetry information into a format acceptable to a communication server. The communication server exchanges the telemetry information between the mobile device and the STB and maintains a persistent connection with the STB. The communication agents connect the mobile device to the same communication server that the STB is persistently connected to. Media content is streamed directly from the STB to the mobile device if a direct connection between the STB and mobile device is established and via the NAT servers if a direct connection cannot be established.
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