Patent ID: 11962828
Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. Method for adaptive streaming of media content with bitrate switching, the media content comprising a plurality of consecutive media segments, the method comprising, at a media streaming server:
determining available switching points for switching of coding modes between media segments by analyzing the media content to determine boundaries between segments, where switching of coding modes is least perceptually noticeable;
signaling the availability of the switching points in a streaming manifest of the media content to a client device;
transmitting segments of the media content encoded in a first coding mode having a first bitrate to the client device; and
receiving, from the client device, an indication for a coding mode switch at an available switching point to a second coding mode having a second bitrate, the second bitrate being different from the first bitrate, and in response transmitting segments of the media content encoded in the second coding mode to the client device,
wherein the media content comprises audio or video content, and wherein the first coding mode corresponds to a 3D audio or video codec mode of the media content, and the second coding mode corresponds to a 2D audio or video codec mode of the media content, and wherein the boundaries between the segments are determined such that the presence of 3D objects is at minimum.