Real-time or near real-time streaming
US8560642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as on HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can execute a user application on a client device to present media files and to control presentation of the media files. The method can further run a media serving process on the client device to retrieve a playlist specifying the media files and a media source at which the media files arc available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. While the media serving process is separate from the user application, they may share the same privileges with respect to memory control, memory space, memory allocation, file system control, and network control.
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