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Methods and apparatus for receiving adaptive bit rate content and manifest for adaptive bit rate content

US11665380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Robert Skog · Hässelby, SE
Marcus Ihlar · Uppsala, SE
Thorsten Lohmar · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/8456
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for content delivery. In one aspect, a method in a device of receiving Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) content comprises receiving an ABR manifest associated with the content, the ABR manifest describing segments of content and specifying a plurality of policies and respective associated data transfer rules, receiving an indication identifying one of the policies, and requesting segments of the content from a content delivery network in accordance with the content delivery rules associated with the policy identified by the indication.

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