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Content server media stream management

US9003051B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

MobiTV, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kent Karlsson · Berkeley, US
Emil Pettersson · Obbola, SE
Anders Odlund · carrer de Sertori, SE
Mesut Yousseinof · Stockholm, SE
Thomas Matsson · Säter, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2008
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 21, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/23439
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Mechanisms are provided to manage media stream transmissions at a content server. A content server detects that a user on a device such as a mobile device has stopped playing a live media stream. The content server maintains information associating the user with the media stream and time information. When the content server detects that a user wishes to resume playing a media stream, the user can continue viewing the media stream from where stoppage occurred. In many instances, the content server stores many hours of live media stream data and allows a user to select a particular starting point.

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