Patent ID: 8881220
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: assimilating videos at a video multiplexer for separate transmission to a plurality of mobile clients in communication with a base station in a broadband wireless network or wireless wide area network; estimating playout lead for each video, the playout lead comprising time for a corresponding one of the mobile clients to play out a client buffer without receiving additional data at the corresponding one of the mobile clients; wherein said estimating comprises determining a number of video frames to be played out by the corresponding one of the mobile clients, via employing an epoch-by-epoch client buffering scheme, each epoch comprising a fixed duration of time; said employing comprising using a playout lead determined in a previous epoch; and transmitting the videos from the video multiplexer to the plurality of mobile clients based on the estimated playout lead.