Systems and Methods for Performing Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Using Automatically Generated Top Level Index Files
First Claim
1. A method for streaming a piece of content, comprising:
- requesting a top level index file from a playback server using a playback device, where the request identifies a piece of content and includes information describing the capabilities of the playback device;
receiving a top level index file from the playback server using the playback device, where the top level index file describes a plurality of streams accessible to the playback device and identifies the location of the streams;
selecting initial streams using the playback device; and
retrieving at least a portion of the initial streams from the locations identified in the top level index file using the playback device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for performing adaptive bitrate streaming using top level index files automatically generated based upon the capabilities of a playback device in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the method of the invention includes requesting a top level index file from a playback server using a playback device, where the request identifies a piece of content and includes information describing the capabilities of the playback device, receiving a top level index file from the playback server using the playback device, where the top level index file describes a plurality of streams accessible to the playback device and identifies the location of the streams, selecting initial streams using the playback device, and retrieving at least a portion of the initial streams from the locations identified in the top level index file using the playback device.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for streaming a piece of content, comprising:
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requesting a top level index file from a playback server using a playback device, where the request identifies a piece of content and includes information describing the capabilities of the playback device; receiving a top level index file from the playback server using the playback device, where the top level index file describes a plurality of streams accessible to the playback device and identifies the location of the streams; selecting initial streams using the playback device; and retrieving at least a portion of the initial streams from the locations identified in the top level index file using the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A playback device, comprising:
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memory containing information describing the capabilities of the playback device; and a processor configured by a client application; wherein the client application configures the processor to; request a top level index file from a playback server, where the request identifies a piece of content and includes information describing the capabilities of the playback device; receive a top level index file from the playback server, where the top level index file describes a plurality of streams accessible to the playback device and identifies the location of the streams; select initial streams; and retrieve at least a portion of the initial streams from the locations identified in the top level index file. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A machine readable medium containing processor instructions, where execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to perform a process comprising:
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requesting a top level index file from a playback server, where the request identifies a piece of content and includes information describing the capabilities of the playback device; receiving a top level index file from the playback server, where the top level index file describes a plurality of streams accessible to the playback device and identifies the location of the streams; selecting initial streams; and retrieving at least a portion of the initial streams from the locations identified in the top level index file. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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