Multimedia streaming and network apparatus and operation method of the same
US11089382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/647
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia streaming and network apparatus is provided that includes a router module, a storage module and a processing module for executing the application program in the storage module to perform the multimedia streaming and network apparatus operation method. A first streaming request packet corresponding to a physical STB is received through a LAN port. A multicast and hardware offload function corresponding to the LAN port is activated. A STB virtual machine is operated to perform a STB function. A second streaming request packet corresponding to the STB virtual machine is received. A multicast and hardware offload function corresponding to the processing module port is activated. A video stream from a remote server is transmitted by the router module through the LAN port and the processing module port respectively to the physical STB and the STB virtual machine to be processed and playback.
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