Patent ID: 9380089
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising a processor, memory, and a packet-based network interface to: transmit, to a management system via a packet-based telecommunication network a request associated with a user of the apparatus to have media streamed to the apparatus; process one or more files received from the management system via the packet-based telecommunication network, each of the one or more files including an indication of a plurality of segments of the requested media, an identification of a resource available to facilitate streaming of the plurality of segments to the apparatus, a unique identifier associated with the request, and information instructing the apparatus how to communicate with the resource; and for each of the one or more files processed, communicate via the packet-based telecommunication network with the resource identified in the file, including by transmitting to the resource the unique identifier associated with the request, receive from the resource identified in the file an identification of one or more media servers associated with the resource identified in the file, and communicate via the packet-based telecommunication network with the one or more media servers, including by transmitting to the one or more media servers the unique identifier associated with the request, to cause the plurality of segments indicated by the file to be streamed to the apparatus.