Patent ID: 8607286

Claim:
A method for reducing a media delay, comprising: receiving a media switching request, sent from a media receiving unit, for switching from a first media service to a second media service; and sending a media stream of the second media service to the media receiving unit according to the media switching request; sending a response message to the media receiving unit according to the media switching request, wherein the response message comprises information for the media receiving unit to reduce the media delay, and the information for the media receiving unit to reduce the media delay comprises the number of delayed frames and frame delay time, the number of delayed frames representing a frame delay distance between sequential positions of a frame of the media stream to be received and a frame of the media stream being requested, the frame delay time representing a normal playing time for playing the number of delayed frames by the media receiving unit, the response message allowing the media receiving unit to perform a media quickening process on the media stream of the second media service according to the received information for reducing the media delay.