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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Robert Linwood Myers, Mississauga, CA;
Scott Ernest Aitchison, Oakville, CA;
Gregory Scott Murray, Toronto, CA;
Robert Linwood Myers, Mississauga, CA;
Scott Ernest Aitchison, Oakville, CA;
Gregory Scott Murray, Toronto, CA;
Seawell Networks Inc., Mississauga, ON, CA;
Abstract
Methods and systems for delivering scalable media content from a server to a client are provided. A server index is provided to a media server for indexing the layers of scalable content in the form of media data groups. The client transmits at least one media request comprising a scalable media presentation identifier, a requested quality identifier and a requested layer identifier. Based on the at least one request, the server identifies the requested media data groups and transmits the requested media data groups to the client. The client receives the requested media data groups, which may be a subset of all available media data groups, and reorders the media data into decoding order for subsequent decoding and playback.