Apparatus and method for providing streaming contents
US10362130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/23805
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content. A terminal may receive content from a server before playback of the content, and may buffer the content by at least the minimum amount. The metadata may include a range attribute that designates a range of a target indicated by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The terminal may receive bytes designated by the range attribute from the URL, and may play back the content using the received bytes.
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