Patent ID: 9338203
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G11B,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: generating, at a media server, a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes one or more configuration or testing options associated with the media server; receiving, at the media server, first input responsive to the GUI from a client device, wherein the first input corresponds to selection at the GUI of a first media player associated with a first output stream format; in response to the first input, sending a first output stream in accordance with the first output stream format to the client device; receiving, at the media server, second input responsive to the GUI from the client device, wherein the second input corresponds to selection at the GUI of a second media player that is different from the first media player, wherein the second media player is associated with a second output stream format that is different from the first output stream format; and in response to the second input, sending a second output stream in accordance with the second output stream format to the client device, wherein the first output stream format and the second output stream format differ from each other with respect to streaming protocol, bitrate, frame resolution, frame rate, key frame interval, audio encoding, video encoding, number of audio channels, or any combination thereof.