Patent ID: 9628531
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for controlling end client behavior in dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), the method comprising: receiving, at the end client, a media stream including a DASH Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-2 transport stream (TS) segment, wherein the DASH MPEG-2 TS segment includes a segmentation descriptor, the segmentation descriptor describing an upcoming change in subsequent segments of the media stream, and the segmentation descriptor including a splice time; and performing, with the end client, an action indicated by the segmentation descriptor, wherein the action comprises a media presentation description (MPD) reload, wherein a timing of performing the MPD reload is determined according to the segmentation descriptor, wherein the MPD validity is limited by the splice time, and wherein the MPD is updated in a period between a successful parsing of a packet and the splice time when the splice time has a value larger than an earliest presentation time of a next media segment.