Variable rate media delivery system
US8190674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8456
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering variable bit rate media files delivers media files to client systems. The media server can dynamically detect when a client can accept a different bit rate version of a media content. The media server can smoothly switch between different bit rate versions of the media content as it delivers the media content to client systems. A client system can also request different bit rate versions of a media content while it is playing the media content.
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