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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Shaobo Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Xin Wang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Alexander Giladi, Princeton, NJ (US);
Xin Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Yangpo Xu, Shenzhen, CN;
Changquan Ai, Shenzhen, CN;
Peiyun Di, Shenzhen, CN;
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for adaptive streaming of a media content, wherein the method comprises receiving a media presentation description that provides presentation information for the media content, determining a plurality of representations from the media presentation description that comprise segments that are provided with bitrate and quality information, selecting a media segment that meets a desired quality level to download from one of the representations, updating a buffered media time for downloading the media segment, and determining when to switch to another representation by comparing the buffered media time to a switching threshold value.