Patent ID: 9042368
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first at least one communication interface configured to receive, via at least one input channel, at least one signal stream including a plurality of fragments; a second at least one communication interface configured to output, via a plurality of output channels, the plurality of fragments to at least one of a plurality of destination devices for output thereby such that the apparatus and the plurality of destination devices within a convergent digital home network (CDHN) compliant in accordance with IEEE P1905.1; and a processor configured to assess and monitor at least one characteristic corresponding to the CDHN using a discovery and mapping protocol based on IEEE P1905.1, wherein: based on the assessed and monitored at least one characteristic, the apparatus adaptively configured to provide at least some of the plurality of fragments, via a selected at least one of the plurality of output channels, to the at least one of a plurality of destination devices for output thereby; and a first of the plurality of fragments corresponding to first portion of a source video sequence encoded in accordance with a first resolution; and a second of the plurality of fragments corresponding to second portion of the source video sequence encoded in accordance with a second resolution.