REDUCING STARTUP LATENCY IN A VIDEO PLACE-SHIFTING SYSTEM

摘要

A method of processing and delivering video content is disclosed. An embodiment of the method feeds an original stream of video data to a transcoding engine of a video place-shifting device. The engine receives the original stream at a data rate that exceeds a real time presentation data rate of the original stream. The engine transcodes the received original video data into a streaming video format compatible with presentation capabilities of a remote user device. The controlling causes the engine to transcode the received original video data at a transcoding data rate that exceeds the real time presentation data rate of the original stream. The transcoded video data is provided to a network linked to the remote user device. The video place-shifting device provides the transcoded video data to the network at a network transfer data rate that exceeds the real time presentation data rate of the original stream.

主权项

1. A method of processing and delivering video content, the method comprising:
feeding an original stream of video data to a transcoding engine of a video place-shifting device, wherein the transcoding engine receives the original stream of video data at a data rate that exceeds a real time presentation data rate of the original stream of video data; controlling the transcoding engine to transcode the received original stream of video data into a streaming video format compatible with presentation capabilities of a remote user device, wherein the controlling causes the transcoding engine to transcode the received original stream of video data at a transcoding data rate that exceeds the real time presentation data rate of the original stream of video data, resulting in transcoded video data; and providing the transcoded video data to a communication network linked to the remote user device, wherein the video place-shifting device provides the transcoded video data to the communication network at a network transfer data rate that exceeds the real time presentation data rate of the original stream of video data.