Transcoding system and method
US10958864B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/023
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing streaming content to a user device is provided, including: providing a gateway having a transcoder, having a single encoder and a single decoder, the transcoder configured to adapt the streaming content to a plurality of bit rates; the user device requesting the content at a bit rate from said gateway; the gateway instructing the transcoder to provide the content at the bit rate; the user device requesting the content at a second bit rate from said gateway; the gateway instructing the transcoder to provide the content at the second bit rate; and the transcoder transcoding the content at the second bit rate.
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