Processing of multimedia data
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsThorsten Lohmar, Ibtissam El Khayat
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Abstract
Providing media content in a broadcast scenario to a streaming player. In order to compensate a problem of variable segment sizes, which leads to the variation in the reception intervals of the media segments, it is proposed to estimate the segment availability time. In some embodiments, the estimation considers a correction value compensating the variation in a reception intervals of media segments so that the streaming player receives the media segments at a constant time interval.
Claims30
A method for providing media content comprising media segments to a streaming player wherein the media segments are transmitted from a server device to a streaming player, the method comprising the:
- receiving a first media segment;
- determining time of reception of the first media segment;
- estimating a media segment availability time for requesting subsequent media segments by modifying the determined time of the reception of the first media segment with a correction value compensating a variation in a reception intervals of media segments so that the streaming player receives the media segments at a constant time interval;
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- signaling the estimated availability time to the streaming player.
A method for providing media content comprising media segments to a streaming player wherein the media segments are transmitted from a server device to a streaming player, the method comprising:
- estimating an original media segment availability time indicating time the media segment are made available for transmission at the server device;
- estimating a media segment availability time for requesting subsequent media segments by modifying the original media segment availability time with a correction value compensating a variation in a reception intervals of media segments so that the media segments are made available at the streaming player at a constant time interval;
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- signaling the estimated media segment availability time to the streaming player.
A user equipment (UE) device adapted to provide a media content comprising media segments to a streaming player wherein the media segments are transmitted from a server device to a streaming player, the UE device comprising:
- a receiver adapted to receive a first media segment;
- processing circuitry adapted to:
- determine time of reception of the first media segment and estimate a media segment availability time for requesting subsequent media segments by modifying the determined time of the reception of the first media segment with a correction value compensating a variation in a reception intervals of media segments so that the streaming player receives the media segments at a constant time interval;
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- a sender adapted to signal the estimated availability time to the streaming player.
A server device adapted to provide a media content comprising media segments to a streaming player wherein the media segments are transmitted from a server device to a streaming player, the server device comprising:
- a receiver adapted to estimate an original media segment availability time indicating time the media segment are made available for transmission at the server device;
- a processor adapted to estimate a media segment availability time for requesting subsequent media segments by modifying the original media segment availability time with a correction value compensating a variation in a reception intervals of media segments so that the media segments are made available at the streaming player at a constant time interval;
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- a sender adapted to signaling the estimated availability time to the streaming player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.