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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Mobitv, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cedric Fernandes, San Ramon, CA (US);
James Barnes, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
MobiTV, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/647 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01); H04N 21/6408 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/647 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04N 21/44004 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); H04N 21/6112 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04N 21/6408 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 24/00 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for efficient transition between broadcast media reception and multicast/unicast media reception. Broadcast media quality is dynamically analyzed to determine when transition is appropriate. Broadcast services are mapped to multicast/unicast delivered services. Transition occurs smoothly by acquiring both broadcast and multicast/unicast media during transition and analyzing timing data to allow for media stream alignment and switchover.