System and method for enabling network based rate determination for adaptive video streaming
US9854282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6131
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a method of adaptive video streaming includes receiving, by a server, a request for a video segment from an end user device and determining, by the server, a plurality of variables, the plurality of variables including at least one of a download time of a previously requested video segment by the end user device, a fullness of a buffer at the end user device and a size of the buffer. The method further includes determining, by the server, a rate of the requested video segment based on one or more of the determined plurality of variables and sending, by the server, the requested video segment at the determined rate to the end user device.
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