Patent ID: 8161171
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering multimedia content to a client, comprising: a media server delivering multimedia content, wherein the media server sends and receives requests using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP); and a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) programmed to establish a session between the media server and a SIP-enabled client, the SDP further programmed to specify a delivery mode of the media server for the session, wherein the SDP receives an initial SIP request from the SIP-enabled client to initiate a session for delivery of content and sends the initial SIP request from the SDP to the media server, whereby the media server begins delivery of the multimedia content to the SIP-enabled client, and wherein the SDP receives a subsequent SIP request from the SIP-enabled client to alter a delivery mode of the content based on a VCR-like instruction from the SIP-enabled client and included in the subsequent SIP request, and sends a corresponding request from the SDP to the media server, whereby the media server alters the delivery mode of the content during delivery of the content and based on the VCR-like instruction to provide one or more of a plurality of VCR-like functions, wherein the plurality of VCR-like functions include at least a regular playback instruction, a pause instruction, a forward instruction, a fast forward instruction, and a reverse instruction.