System and method for selection of streaming media
US8631144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/64
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system reduces latency associated with accessing multiple sources of content provided to a mobile device. In one implementation, a streaming server receives multiple live encoded streams and makes the received encoded streams available to the mobile device. The mobile device instructs the streaming server as to which received encoded streams to provide to the mobile device. When the instructions indicate that the mobile device is requesting a different encoded stream, such as by using PAUSE and PLAY buttons on the mobile device, the streaming server switches the content streamed to the mobile device and provides the newly desired content to the mobile device.
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