METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZATION DURING THE PROCESSING, BY A MULTIMEDIA PLAYER, OF AN ITEM OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT TRANSMITTED BY AN MBMS SERVICE

摘要

A method for playing back an item of multimedia content by user devices, the method including steps of: receiving segments of an item of multimedia content by a server, storing the received segments in a buffer memory, transmitting a segment request from a multimedia player of a user device to the server, and transmitting, in response, a requested segment from the server to the multimedia player, if the segment is present in the buffer memory, transmitting a request for synchronization data from the multimedia player to the server, and transmitting, in response to the request, synchronization data from the server to the multimedia player, the data including an identifier of a last segment received, and a datum defining the time of receipt of the last segment by the user's device.

主权项

1. A method for playing back an item of multimedia content by user devices, the method comprising steps of:
receiving segments of an item of multimedia content by a server from a user device, and storing the received segments in a buffer memory, and transmitting a segment request from a multimedia player of a user device to the server, and transmitting, in response, a requested segment from the server to the multimedia player, if said segment is present in the buffer memory, further comprises steps of: transmitting a request for synchronization data from the multimedia player to the server, and transmitting, in response to the request, synchronization data from the server to the multimedia player, said data comprising an identifier of a last received segment, and a datum defining the time of receipt of the last segment by the user's device.