SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE BITRATE TRANSCODING AND FOR TRANSMISSION OF TRANSCODED MEDIA
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602018077726
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2018-08-21
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2038-08-21
AI Technical Summary
Conventional streaming media systems fail to account for additional latency introduced by transcoders, leading to suboptimal bitrate selection and potential oscillation between bitrates, which results in playback stalls and inefficient use of network bandwidth.
A method that accounts for transcode latency by including a transcode latency value in the header of transcoded media portions, allowing clients to accurately calculate network bandwidth and adjust bitrate requests, while also varying the buffer depth threshold based on available pre-transcoded data to optimize playback.
This approach reduces the likelihood of playback stalls and allows for higher transcoding bitrates by accurately determining network bandwidth and optimizing segment requests, ensuring smoother media playback.