SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR STREAMING MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20150006662A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sonic IP Incorporated (Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sonic IP Incorporated (Endeavor Group Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Braness, Jason A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,967,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for streaming media content are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: receiving top level index data from a server; caching the top level index data in an index file; receiving header data associated with a first media content file from the server; caching the header data in a header file; receiving a first segment of the first media content file based at least in part on the index file; caching the first segment of the first media content file in a first file; updating the index file to include information about the first file; and causing the first fragment to be displayed based at least in part on the index file and the header file.

Claims

1. A method for streaming media content, the method comprising:

receiving top level index data from a server;

caching the top level index data in an index file;

receiving header data associated with a first media content file from the server;

caching the header data in a header file;

receiving a first segment of the first media content file based at least in part on the index file;

caching the first segment of the first media content file in a first file;

updating the index file to include information about the first file; and

causing the first fragment to be displayed based at least in part on the index file and the header file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second segment of a second media content file based at least in part on the index file;

caching the second segment of the second media content file in a second file;

updating the index file to include information about the location of the second file; and

causing the second segment to be displayed based at least in part on the updated index file and the header file.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different bit rates.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different frame rates.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different resolutions.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising retrieving the second file based on the updated index file.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining at least one Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) corresponding to the first segment based on the index file; and

requesting the first segment from a server based on the at least one URI.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

obtaining at least one URI corresponding to the second segment based on the index file; and

requesting the second segment from the server based on the at least one URI.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting fragment index data based at least in part on the top level index file; and

receiving the fragment index data from the server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the first file based on the updated index file.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising simultaneously caching the first segment of the first media content file and causing the first fragment to be displayed.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first file is a Matroska container file.

13. A system for streaming media content, the system comprising:

at least one hardware processor that is configured to;

receive top level index data from a server;

cache the top level index data in an index file;

receive header data associated with a first media content file from the server;

cache the header data in a header file;

receive a first segment of the first media content file based at least in part on the index file;

cache the first segment of the first media content file in a first file;

update the index file to include information about the first file; and

cause the first fragment to be displayed based at least in part on the index file and the header file.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at hardware processor is further configured to:

receive a second segment of a second media content file based at least in part on the index file;

cache the second segment of the second media content file in a second file;

update the index file to include information about the location of the second file; and

cause the second segment to be displayed based at least in part on the updated index file and the header file.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different bit rates.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different frame rates.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different resolutions.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to retrieve the second file based on the updated index file.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

obtain at least one Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) corresponding to the first segment based on the index file; and

request the first segment from a server based on the at least one URI.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

obtain at least one URI corresponding to the second segment based on the index file; and

request the second segment from the server based on the at least one URI.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

request fragment index data based at least in part on the top level index file; and

receive the fragment index data from the server.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to retrieve the first file based on the updated index file.

23. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to simultaneously cache the first segment of the first media content file and cause the first fragment to be displayed.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the first file is a Matroska container file.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the hardware processor to perform a method for streaming media content, the method comprising:

receiving top level index data from a server;

caching the top level index data in an index file;

receiving header data associated with a first media content file from the server;

caching the header data in a header file;

receiving a first segment of the first media content file based at least in part on the index file;

caching the first segment of the first media content file in a first file;

updating the index file to include information about the first file; and

causing the first fragment to be displayed based at least in part on the index file and the header file.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a second segment of a second media content file based at least in part on the index file;

caching the second segment of the second media content file in a second file;

updating the index file to include information about the location of the second file; and

causing the second segment to be displayed based at least in part on the updated index file and the header file.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different bit rates.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different frame rates.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the second media content file and the first media content file contain encoded video data having different resolutions.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises retrieving the second file based on the updated index file.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining at least one Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) corresponding to the first segment based on the index file; and

requesting the first segment from a server based on the at least one URI.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining at least one URI corresponding to the second segment based on the index file; and

requesting the second segment from the server based on the at least one URI.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises:

requesting fragment index data based at least in part on the top level index file; and

receiving the fragment index data from the server.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises retrieving the first file based on the updated index file.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises simultaneously caching the first segment of the first media content file and causing the first fragment to be displayed.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the first file is a Matroska container file.