Optimized switching from a unicast content server to a multicast content server
OwnerHervé MARCHAND, Mathieu RIVOALENinventors
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Abstract
In a method for managing access by a read device to segments of a content accessible from content servers, segments of the content are initially obtained from a first server. When an environment-related condition of said read device is reached, segments of the content are received from a second server
Claims14
A method for managing access by a read device to segments of a content accessible from content servers, the method comprising:
- initially obtaining segments of the content from a first server;
- and
- when an environment-related condition of said read device is reached, obtaining segments of the content from a second server.
A management entity of access by a read device to segments of a content accessible from content servers, comprising a processor configured to initially start obtaining segments of the content from a first server, and continued obtaining of segments from a second server when an environment-related condition of said read device is reached.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program stored thereon, which when executed by a processor of a management entity, configure the management entity to implement a method for managing access by a read device to segments of a content accessible from content servers, the method comprising:
- initially obtaining segments of the content from a first server;
- and
- when an environment-related condition of said read device is reached, obtaining segments of the content from a second server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.