Method and apparatus for playing live content

摘要

A method for providing a client with a playlist of content segments accessible in a live streaming service provided in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming format is provided. A live content processing method for a broadcast system includes transmitting and updating content-related information sent from a server to a client, checking, at the client, content segments accessible in real time and saving a previous content-related information, retrieving the content segments playable by referencing the previous content-related information, determining, at the client, whether the content requested for playback can be playable using a playlist, and notifying the user of the playback result.

主权项

1. A method of providing content by a server, the method comprising:
updating, by the server, a previous multimedia presentation description (MPD) to a current MPD including available segment information in the previous MPD, the available segment information being determined by the server based on a time duration of a buffer (timeShiftBufferDepth) of the previous MPD, a segment duration in the previous MPD and a time at which the current MPD becomes available (availability StartTime); transmitting, to a client, the current MPD; and receiving, from the client, a request for content based on a determination by the client regarding the transmitted current MPD.