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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Dolby International Ab, Amsterdam Zuidoost, NL;

Inventors:

Wolfgang A. Schildbach, Nuremberg, DE;

Christof Fersch, Neumarkt, DE;

Holger Hoerich, Fürth, DE;

Assignee:

Dolby International AB, Amsterdam Zuidoost, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/8456 (2013.01); H04L 65/612 (2022.05); H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/26258 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein is a method for processing of media data for playback, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) fetching, by a web proxy, from two or more media servers media data and a media manifest file including metadata information relating to the fetched media data, and merging, by the web proxy, the media data; (b) modifying, by said web proxy, the content of the media manifest file and/or the content of the media data; and (c) providing, by said web proxy, the media manifest file and the media data as modified in step (b) to a media retrieval element for receiving and processing the media manifest file and the media data for decoding or playback, wherein a localhost address is assigned to the web proxy and the web proxy acts as a server for said media retrieval element. Described are further a respective device and computer program product.


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