APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENTS
First Claim
1. A method by which a server provides media content including one or more periods, the method comprising:
- generating metadata of the media content, the metadata comprising a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content that is required to ensure playout of the media content;
transmitting the media content to a client.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content. A terminal may receive content from a server before playback of the content, and may buffer the content by at least the minimum amount. The metadata may include a range attribute that designates a range of a target indicated by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The terminal may receive bytes designated by the range attribute from the URL, and may play back the content using the received bytes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method by which a server provides media content including one or more periods, the method comprising:
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generating metadata of the media content, the metadata comprising a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content that is required to ensure playout of the media content; transmitting the media content to a client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A server for providing media content including one or more periods, the server comprising:
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a generating engine to generate metadata of the media content, the metadata comprising the minBufferTime attribute indicating the minimum amount of initially buffered media content that is required to ensure playout of the media content; and a transmitting engine to receive the media content from the generating engine, and to transmit the media content to a client. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method by which a server provides media content including one or more periods, the method comprising:
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generating metadata of the media content, the metadata comprising a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) attribute and a range attribute; generating bytes designated by the range attribute from a URL indicated by the URL attribute, transmitting the metadata and the bytes to a client. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A server for providing media content including one or more periods, the server comprising:
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a generating engine to generate metadata of the media content, and to generate bytes designated by a range attribute from a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) indicated by a URL attribute, the metadata comprising the URL attribute and the range attribute; and a transmitting engine to transmit the media content and bytes to a client. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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