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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Thorsten Lohmar, Aachen, DE;
Daniel Catrein, Würselen, DE;
Torbjörn Einarsson, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/32 (2008.01); H04N 21/6408 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6408 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/6131 (2013.01); H04N 21/6405 (2013.01);
Abstract
For streaming data in a mobile communication network, a descriptive file () of a stream () is provided. The descriptive file () comprises a list () of delivery source identifiers, e.g. URIs, for unicast delivery of data segments () of the stream. A broadcast indicator () is selectively added to the descriptive file () so as to indicate whether broadcast delivery of the data segments () is available. Adding the broadcast indicator () and initiating the broadcast delivery may be accomplished on the basis of a popularity of the stream.