Live Manifest Update

摘要

Live manifest update techniques are described. In one or more implementations, data streams of media content are provided to computing devices by a service provider. During playback of the data streams, a manifest associated with the data streams is updated by the service provider effective to cause the computing devices to transition to playing back the data streams using the updated manifest without restarting playback of the data streams. In one or more implementations, a data stream of media content is played back at a computing device. During playback of the data steam, a manifest monitoring module at the computing device monitors for updates to a manifest associated with the data stream. Responsive to detecting an update to the manifest, the computing device seamlessly transitions to playing back the data stream using the updated manifest without restarting playback of the data stream.

主权项

1. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
playing back a data stream at the computing device using a bitrate profile of the data stream, the data stream associated with a manifest that specifies locations for multiple bitrate profiles of the data stream; monitoring, during playback of the data stream, for updates to the manifest; detecting, during playback of the data stream, an updated manifest associated with the data stream; comparing the updated manifest to the manifest; and transitioning to playing back the data stream using the updated manifest based on the comparison without restarting playback of the data stream.