SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SESSION MOBILITY FOR ADAPTIVE BITRATE STREAMING

摘要

A system is provided, having a server, a first device for receiving a first plurality of segments of a media data stream from the server, and a second device for receiving a second plurality of segments of the media data stream from the server. A processor of the second device is configured to select said second plurality of segments of the media data stream depending on the context information, and depending on a replay offset or on a segment being rendered last by the first device or on a segment being received last by the first device. The interface of the second device is configured to request said second plurality of segments from the server. The server is configured to transmit said second plurality of segments to the second device.