Patent ID: 9608748
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04H,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for transmitting multimedia content by an HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) streaming transmission, the method comprising the steps of: dividing the multimedia content into a plurality of segments, dividing each of the plurality of segments into a plurality of sub segments, configuring a meta media information file including information on a first segment of the plurality of segments, and configuring a sub-media information file including information on the plurality of sub segments which belong to the first segment of the plurality of segments, wherein the information on the plurality of sub segments includes URL (uniform resource locator) information corresponding to each of the plurality of sub segments which belong to the first segment; when a service for the HTTP streaming transmission is initiated, transmitting the meta media information file and the sub-media information file to a client; when a request for a specific sub segment of the multimedia content, the request including URL information corresponding to the specific sub segment, is received from the client, transmitting the specific sub segment corresponding to the URL information in the request to the client; wherein the client selects a specific segment comprising the specific sub segment based on the meta media information file, and seeks the specific sub segment in the specific segment based on the sub-media information file; and wherein each of the plurality of segments corresponds to a specific time period divided from the multimedia content and comprises the plurality of sub segments corresponding to the specific time period.