Patent ID: 8930559
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (“HTTP”) media streaming server subsystem from a client device during an adaptive HTTP media streaming session between the HTTP media streaming server subsystem and the client device and in which predefined segments of a media program are progressively downloaded from the HTTP media streaming server subsystem to the client device by way of a network connection, parameter information associated with the adaptive HTTP media streaming session; selecting, by the HTTP media streaming server subsystem based at least in part on the parameter information received from the client device, a version of a next predefined segment of the media program from a plurality of versions of the next predefined segment of the media program; and downloading, by the HTTP media streaming server subsystem during the adaptive HTTP media streaming session, the selected version of the next predefined segment of the media program to the client device.