Patent ID: 9160978
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06K,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: streaming media content at a server; determining a discontinuity in streaming media content using a content analyzer executed by a processor, wherein determining the discontinuity in the streaming media content comprises analyzing the streaming media content for boundaries where the streaming media content changes; dividing the streaming media content into a plurality of variable duration segments using a media segmenter executed by the processor, wherein a first segment of the plurality of variable duration segments has a first duration that is different from a second segment of the plurality of variable duration segments that has a second duration, wherein the second duration is to be adjusted based on the determined discontinuity, and wherein the second segment having the adjusted second duration is to end at the determined discontinuity in the streaming media content; and transmitting the plurality of variable duration segments of the streaming media content from the server.