US 2017/0289639 A1 · System and Method for Hybrid Push-Based Streaming

Abstract

Methods and systems for hybrid push-based media streaming of encoded video (or media) content grouped into video segment (or chunk) files to one or more user devices are described, where push notices are provided from a manifest server to subscribing user devices over a persistent low bandwidth connection when the video segment files are ready to be viewed. The video segment files may be downloaded by the user devices from segment servers to the user devices via a separate HTTP high bandwidth streaming connection, or other form of separate connection. In addition, unique, personalized, or additional content may be inserted in the push notices and viewed by the user devices without impacting video playback performance.

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Dependent claims

A method for a user device to receive streaming encoded video content grouped into segment video files, comprising:

establishing a low-bandwidth persistent manifest connection between the user device and a manifest server without previously receiving by the user device a manifest file from the manifest server;
receiving at the user device from the manifest server, a push notice that a next video segment file in a segment server is available for viewing, the push notice being received via the persistent manifest connection;
downloading to the user device, via a segment delivery connection between the user device and the segment server, separate from the persistent manifest connection, the next video segment file from the segment server, for playing on the user device;
and
playing the next segment file on the user device.

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System and Method for Hybrid Push-Based Streaming

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Abstract

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