Patent ID: 9582530
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for updating a Media Presentation Description (MPD) implemented by a streaming client comprising a processor, the method comprising: receiving a first MPD from a streaming server, wherein the first MPD corresponds to a media presentation; obtaining, from the first MPD, a time length to wait before requesting a second MPD corresponding to the media presentation, wherein the time length to wait is specified in the first MPD, wherein the media presentation is a media stream, wherein the first MPD describes a first part of the media stream, and wherein the second MPD describes a second part of the media stream; determining an update time for requesting the second MPD based on the time length to wait and a request time of the first MPD; and requesting, at the update time, the second MPD from the streaming server.