Streaming media with a server identified at runtime

摘要

A server machine may create a network connection to a device and receive a request to stream media that is managed by a different server machine. The server machine that created the network connection may be unaware of the location of the media at the time the network connection is created, and the location of the media may remain unknown to this server machine until the location is identified by the request, which may be received at runtime. In response to this request, the server machine that created the network connection may communicate with the different server machine and function as an intermediary in routing a stream of data between the device and the different server machine. In example embodiments where certain media is managed by the other server machine, the server machine may retrieve the media and stream it to the device using the created network connection.

主权项

1. A server system comprising:
a first server comprising one or more processor devices and a memory that stores an enhanced media streaming engine that when executed by the one or more processors is configured to:
receive, from a device, a connection request that identifies the first server and does not identify a second server;in response to receiving the connection request, create a network connection between the first server and the device, wherein the network connection is a communication session configured for streaming media content;after the network connection has been created between the first server and the device, receive, from the device, a stream request for a media content stored by the second server, the stream request is separate from the connection request and identifies the second server, wherein the second server is unknown to the server system until the enhanced media streaming engine receives the stream request, the second server does not include a media streaming engine;in response to receiving the stream request, retrieve at least a portion of the media content from the second server; andin response to receiving the stream request, utilize the network connection between the first server and the device to stream the portion of the media content to the device.