Real-time or near real-time streaming
US9531779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/752
- 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 an 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 are available, to retrieve the media files from the media source, and to decode the media files retrieved. The media serving process can call the user application to process a custom URL in order to obtain an object referred to by the custom URL.
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