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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2024
Netflix, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Weiguo Zheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Aki Schassberger, San Ramon, CA (US);
Yongjun Jeon, Santa Clara, CA (US);
NETFLIX, INC., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments a computer-implemented method for transmitting frames of media content to a client device. The method includes generating a frame for a portion of media content, generating a header for the frame based on the portion of the media content, and generating one or more metadata blocks for the frame corresponding to a media encoding format, where the one or more metadata blocks include metadata incompatible with the header. The method further includes incorporating the header into a header portion of the frame, incorporating the portion of media content and the one or more metadata blocks into a payload portion of the frame, and transmitting the frame to a client device for playback.