Patent ID: 9282382
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method performed by data processing apparatus, comprising: accessing a document that comprises a hint segment, a media metadata track, and a hint metadata track, wherein the hint segment comprises first and second message headers that correspond to respective first and second media data samples, wherein the first media data sample is associated with audio data and is interleaved with the second media data sample associated with video data, wherein the message headers are arranged within the hint segment in a transmission order sequence, wherein separate ones of the media data samples are arranged as message payload data for corresponding ones of the message headers, wherein each of the message headers comprise a message stream identifier, a message type identifier, a timestamp, and a message length value, wherein the hint metadata track includes pointers to respective ones of the message headers, wherein the media metadata track includes pointers to respective associated ones of the media data samples; and generating a data stream to stream media content of the document, the data stream comprising messages arranged in the transmission order sequence, wherein each of the messages are based on a different one of the message headers and a corresponding different one of the media data samples.