APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE-RATE SHIFTING OF STREAMING CONTENT

摘要

An apparatus for adaptive-rate shifting of streaming content, includes an agent controller module configured to simultaneously request at least portions of a plurality of streamlets. The agent controller module is farther configured to continuously monitor streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly request higher or lower quality streamlets. A staging module is configured to stage the streamlets and arrange the streamlets for playback on a content player. A system, includes a data communications network, a content server coupled to the data communications network and having a content module configured to process content and generate a plurality of high and low quality streams, and the apparatus. A method includes simultaneously requesting at least portions of a plurality of streamlets, continuously monitoring streamlet requests and subsequent responses, and accordingly requesting higher or lower quality streamlets, and staging the streamlets and arranging the streamlets for playback on a content player.

主权项

1. An apparatus for adaptive-rate content streaming, the apparatus comprising:
an agent controller module configured to simultaneously request at least portions of a plurality of streamlets; the agent controller module further configured to continuously monitor the progress of subsequent responses to streamlet requests, and in accordance with the progress of the responses, request higher or lower quality streamlets; and a staging module configured to stage the streamlets and arrange the streamlets for play back on a content player.