Patent ID: 9277252
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method of receiving media data, the method comprising: receiving a file from a server, wherein the file comprises information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding, with different encoding qualities, predetermined content; and receiving, by a media data receiving apparatus, at least one media data of the plurality of media data, based on the file, wherein the file comprises a plurality of elements including a frame rate, a bit rate, and a resolution for each of the plurality of media data, wherein the file comprises a plurality of first tags comprising the plurality of elements with respect to each of the plurality of media data, wherein the file comprises a second tag which is an upper tag upper to the plurality of first tags, wherein the second tag comprises information about priority among the plurality of elements for determining the qualities, wherein the method further comprises, after receiving the file from the server, selecting at least one media data of the plurality of media data, using the information about the priority among the plurality of elements as a selection standard, and wherein the receiving the at least one media data is in response to a request for the selected at least one media data of the plurality of media data.