APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT
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1. A method for providing media, the method comprising:
- receiving metadata of media, the metadata comprising one or more periods;
accessing segments of the media based on information provided by the metadata; and
decoding and rendering data of the media that is included in the segments,wherein each of the periods comprises one or more representations of the media,wherein each of the representations starts from a beginning point of a period and continues to an ending point of the period, and comprises one or more segments, andwherein a start time of the period determines a start time of each of segments included in the period.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content.
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1. A method for providing media, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata of media, the metadata comprising one or more periods; accessing segments of the media based on information provided by the metadata; and decoding and rendering data of the media that is included in the segments, wherein each of the periods comprises one or more representations of the media, wherein each of the representations starts from a beginning point of a period and continues to an ending point of the period, and comprises one or more segments, and wherein a start time of the period determines a start time of each of segments included in the period. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for providing media, the method comprising:
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receiving metadata of media, the metadata comprising one or more periods; accessing segments of the media based on information provided by the metadata; and decoding and rendering data of the media that is included in the segments, wherein each of the periods comprises one or more representations of the media, wherein each of the representations starts from a beginning point of a period and continues to an ending point of the period, and comprises one or more segments, wherein each of the periods is defined by a period element, and wherein the period element comprises a reference attribute indicating a reference to an external period element, and each of the periods is defined by the external period element. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A terminal providing media, comprising:
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an access engine to receive metadata of the media, to receive segments of the media based on information provided by the metadata, and to decode data of the media that is included in the segments, the metadata comprising one or more periods; and a media engine to receive the data of the media from the access engine, and to output the media, wherein each of the periods comprises one or more representations of the media, wherein each of the representations starts from a beginning point of a period and continues to an ending point of the period, and comprises one or more segments, and wherein a start time of the period determines a start time of each of segments included in the period.
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6. A terminal providing media, comprising:
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an access engine to receive metadata of the media, to receive segments of the media based on information provided by the metadata, and to decode data of the media that is included in the segments, the metadata comprising one or more periods; and a media engine to receive the data of the media from the access engine, and to output the media, wherein each of the periods comprises one or more representations of the media, wherein each of the representations starts from a beginning point of a period and continues to an ending point of the period, and comprises one or more segments, wherein each of the periods is defined by a period element, and wherein the period element comprises a reference attribute indicating a reference to an external period element, and each of the periods is defined by the external period element.
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