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Method for downloading content according to communication parameters, and associated content receiver

US9681175B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2013
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for downloading multimedia contents is disclosed. The multimedia contents exists in at least two versions. Each of the versions corresponds to a different required transmission bit rate and each of the versions is temporally divided into chunks corresponding to a determined duration, one chunk being identified by an item of information representative of a temporal position i and by an item of information representative of a version j. A content receiver implementing this method is also described.

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