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Network-Capacity Optimized Adaptive HTTP Streaming

  • US 20140149557A1
  • Filed: 07/07/2011
  • Published: 05/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of adjusting the download of one or more adjustable content streams, wherein the one or more content streams are provided in a network by a server for streaming the one or more content streams to one or more clients (100a, 100b) and wherein each of the one or more content streams comprises a plurality of content segments, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

  • generating (502, 602) a manifest file comprising one or more media data rate candidates each of which indicating an encoded media data rate of the content segments of the one or more content streams, wherein the media data rate candidates are generated by considering a perceived quality of the one or more content streams; and

    manipulating (504, 606) the manifest file by adjusting at least one of the one or more media data rate candidates based on the available data rate between the server (200) and the one or more clients (100a, 100b) for downloading the content segments.

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