Patent ID: 9372863
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for updating a Media Presentation Description (MPD) implemented by a streaming client comprising a processor, the method comprising: receiving a first MPD sent by a streaming server, wherein the first MPD corresponding to a media presentation; obtaining, from the first MPD, a time length to wait before requesting a second MPD corresponding to the media presentation, wherein the time length is specified in the first MPD, wherein the media presentation is a media stream, the first MPD describes a first part of the media stream, and the second MPD describes a second part of the media stream; determining, according to the time length to wait before request the second MPD and a receive time at which the first MPD is received, an update time for requesting the second MPD; and requesting, at the update time, the second MPD from the streaming server.