Apparatus, storage medium and method for adaptive bitrate streaming adaptation of variable bitrate encodings
US10728180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8456
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, communicating with a source of streaming media, wherein the streaming media is variable bitrate encoded, wherein the streaming media comprises a first plurality of chunks, wherein each of the first plurality of chunks corresponds to a first portion of the streaming media, wherein the streaming media comprises a second plurality of chunks, wherein each of the second plurality of chunks corresponds to a second portion of the streaming media, wherein the streaming media comprises a third plurality of chunks, and wherein each of the third plurality of chunks corresponds to a third portion of the streaming media; obtaining, from the source, a first one of the first plurality of chunks; and determining which of the second plurality of chunks and third plurality of chunks to obtain. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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