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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Christopher Dow, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Ivanov, Tomsk, RU;
Kourosh Soroushian, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Dow, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alexander Ivanov, Tomsk, RU;
Kourosh Soroushian, San Diego, CA (US);
Sonic IP, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for adaptive streaming with augmented video stream transitions using a media server in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a media server includes multimedia content including a set of alternative streams of video data and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a request to stream multimedia content, stream a first stream of video data, where the first stream of video data is one of the set of alternative streams of video data contained in the multimedia content, receive a request for a second stream of video data, where the second stream of video data is one of the set of alternative streams of video data contained in the multimedia content, transmit an image in response to the request for the second stream of video data, and stream the second stream of video data.