Method and an apparatus for data streaming

US8826345B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Edgeware AB · SE

Inventors

• Joachim Roos · Nacka, SE
• Karl Henriksson · Gothenburg, SE
• Lukas Holm · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2007
• Grant date: Sep 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N21/8455
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for data streaming, as well as a combination, of an apparatus for data streaming and a plurality of user devices, are presented. The apparatus is adapted to receive a plurality of streaming requests, including mode requests, from a plurality of user devices, the apparatus comprising a memory unit adapted to store media data in the form of a plurality of payload data sets, a state device adapted to set a mode in accordance with each one of the mode requests, and a streaming unit adapted to stream the payload data sets in accordance with the set modes. The streaming unit is adapted to receive from the memory unit a plurality of control data sub-sets, each comprising at least two edit portions, each comprising data corresponding to an address in the memory unit.