Signaling buffer parameters indicative of receiver buffer architecture
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsRu Wang, Igor Danilo Curcio, Miska Hannuksela
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Abstract
The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for signaling parameters of multiple buffers by a terminal to a server and determining multiple buffer status of the terminal by the server using these parameters, e.g., for an adequate rate adaptation of multimedia streaming services provided to the terminal by the server. The terminal can be (but is not limited to) a computer, a communication device, a wireless communication device, a portable electronic device, a mobile electronic device, a mobile phone, etc.
Claims18
Method for signaling buffer parameters, comprising the steps of:
- sending buffer parameters from a terminal to a server, wherein said buffer parameters relates to at least two buffers of N terminal buffers, and N is an integer of at least a value of two;
- receiving the buffer parameters from the terminal at the server;
- and
- determining a status of the at least two buffers by the server using the buffer parameters.
The method of claim 3, wherein the buffer parameters further comprise a playout delay unit, for modifying a timing unit.
A communication system, comprising of:
- a terminal, for providing and sending buffer parameters, wherein said buffer parameters relate to at least two buffers of N terminal buffers of said terminal, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of two;
- and
- a server, for receiving the buffer parameters from the terminal and for determining a status of the at least two buffers using the buffer parameters.
A terminal, comprising:
- N terminal buffers, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of two;
- a terminal control block for providing buffer parameters related to at least two buffers of the N terminal buffers;
- and
- an input/output terminal block, for sending the buffer parameters from the terminal to a server, for determining a status of the at least two buffers by the server using the buffer parameters.
A server, comprising:
- an input/output block for receiving buffer parameters from a terminal, wherein said buffer parameters relates to at least two buffers of N terminal buffers of the terminal, wherein N is an integer of at least a value of two;
- and
- a server control block for determining a status of the at least two buffers using the buffer parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.