Methods and systems for facilitating media-on-demand-based channel changing
US10110960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8549
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary method includes a media service system providing a manifest file for use by a media player to perform adaptive bitrate switching in accordance with an adaptive bitrate streaming heuristic, the manifest file including data that associates a first media program provided by an on-demand media service with a first bitrate and a second media program provided by the on-demand media service with a second bitrate; directing the media player to present the first media program; detecting, while the first media program is being presented, a channel change command provided by the user; and directing, in response to the channel change command, the media player to switch from presenting the first media program to presenting the second media program by providing the media player with a command to use the manifest file to switch from the first bitrate to the second bitrate. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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