Constant-quality rate-adaptive streaming
US8924580B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8456
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method that receives a manifest for plural encoded representations of a single content stream, each representation fragmented into plural chunks, each representation comprising a different quality level, the manifest listing a plurality of representations, each representation comprising the plural chunks at one of a plurality of quality levels, and requests one of the plural chunks based on selection of one of the plurality of quality levels explicitly indicated in the manifest.
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