Patent ID: 9648394
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for accessing content stored at an edge server and a core server, the content including a plurality of frames, the method comprising: sending, to a video stream controller, a request to access the content; receiving a network address of the edge server in response to the request to access the content; sending, to the network address of the edge server, a request for a scalable encoded stream including a first group of the plurality of frames, the scalable encoded stream stored at the edge server and not stored at the core server; receiving, from the edge server, the scalable encoded stream; selecting a desired quality for the content from a plurality of possible qualities; sending, to the video stream controller, a request to playback the content at the desired quality; receiving a network address of the core server that stores a supplemental encoded stream that is not stored at the edge server, the supplemental encoded stream including a second group of the plurality of frames, the supplemental encoded stream selected from a plurality of possible streams based on the desired quality; sending, to the network address of the core server, a request for the supplemental encoded stream; receiving, from the core server, the supplemental encoded stream; and decoding the scalable encoded stream and the supplemental encoded stream to reproduce the content.