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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2011
Frank Hartung, Herzogenrath, DE;
Daniel Catrein, Herzogenrath, DE;
Thorsten Lohmar, Aachen, DE;
Thomas Rusert, Kista, SE;
Frank Hartung, Herzogenrath, DE;
Daniel Catrein, Herzogenrath, DE;
Thorsten Lohmar, Aachen, DE;
Thomas Rusert, Kista, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A technique for controlling a play-out of a media data stream at a receiving device is provided. The media data stream comprises one or more programs, and each program comprises one or more program components. In a method implementation of the technique, a zone description is defined. The zone description is defined for a media zone for at least one program or at least one program component in the media stream and identifies the media zone for the at least one program or the at least one program component. In a next step, the zone description is associated to a program specific information data segment. The program specific information data segment is part of the media stream and comprises data specifying information at least regarding to the at least one program or at least one program component. The method also comprises transmitting the media data stream towards the receiving device.