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Video distribution synchronization

US10609431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

18Claims

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Assignee

Livestreaming Sweden AB · SE

Inventors

Per Lindgren · Stockholm, SE
Ted OLSSON · Stockholm, SE
Anders CEDRONIUS · Benestad, SE
Hans Insulander · Sollentuna, SE
Christer Bohm · Nacka, SE
Magnus Danielson · Stocksund, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 14, 2016
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 14, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/6125
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method in a distribution network (200), comprising a central master node 101 for distributing a received media stream DO comprising packets of a first type over the distribution network to a multiple of client devices 151,152,153. The method comprising providing a common master-client shared time reference Tref, and determining a mean intermediate arrival time for received packets of the first type, which is utilized for providing playout time information for the packets together with the time reference Tref.

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