Method and apparatus for video transmission
US10237592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/431
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for video transmission, wherein the video is initially stored in one or more other network devices. The method comprises receiving a second request for a video from a user equipment; forwarding the second request to other network device corresponding to the second request; determining a manner of obtaining the video based on a response, received from the other network device, to the second request; and transmitting the video obtained based on the manner of obtaining the video to the user equipment. Compared with the prior art, by uniformly determining a manner of obtaining a video and transmitting the obtained video to the user equipment the present invention, the present invent on lowers deployment difficulty, reduces bandwidth resource demands, and enhances the video sharing degree.
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