Patent · US Active

Node type based control of assistance for data streaming

US10893086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Rickard Ljung · Helsingborg, SE
Peter Isberg · Lund, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/509
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A streaming client (100) receives or sends information on a type of node of a node (110, 120, 130) for assisting streaming of data. Based on the information on the type of node, the streaming client selects the node to assist in streaming of data to the streaming client (100). The information on the type of node may be conveyed in a message transmitted from the streaming client (100) or in a message to the streaming client (100).

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