Adaptive progressive downloading of a content broadcast in real time on a mobile radiocommunication network, associated computer program and multimedia-stream player terminal
AssigneeOrange
InventorsMathieu Rivoalen, Hervé Marchand
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Abstract
The adaptive progressive downloading of a content broadcast in real time on a radiocommunication network, implemented by a multimedia stream player terminal connected to the radiocommunication network is disclosed. A method implements, before playing the content, a configuration, according to at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network, of a depth of buffer dedicated to the temporary storage of the content before playing, in the multimedia stream player terminal.
Claims8
A method of adaptive progressive downloading of a content broadcast in real time on a radiocommunication network, the method being implemented by a multimedia stream player terminal connected to the radiocommunication network, the method comprising, before playing the content:
- determining at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network, the at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network comprises a type of bearer network,
- at a start of playing of the content in the multimedia stream player terminal, configuring according to the at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network, a depth of buffer dedicated to the temporary storage of the content,
- an adaptive progressive downloading of the content in real time, and
- a temporary storing of the adaptive progressive downloaded content in the buffer,
- and the method further comprising, during the playing of the content, maintain constant the depth of the buffer.
A multimedia stream player terminal, connected to a radiocommunication network, configured for an adaptive progressive downloading of a content broadcast in real time on the radiocommunication network, the multimedia stream player terminal comprising a processor to implement, before playing the content:
- a determination of at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network, the at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network comprises a type of bearer network,
- at a start of playing of the content in the multimedia stream player terminal, a configuration, according to the at least one characteristic of the radiocommunication network, of a depth of a buffer memory dedicated to the temporary storage of the content,
- an adaptive progressive downloading of the content in real time,
- a temporary storing of the adaptive progressive downloaded content in the buffer,
- a determination at the start of the playing of the content of the depth of the buffer, and
- maintaining constant the depth of the buffer during the playing of the content.
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