STREAMING OF VARIABLE LENGTH CONTENT SEGMENTS

摘要

A content management system streams variable length segments of content items to client devices. The content management system stores a content item and makes the item available for access by one or more client devices. When a client device requests the content item from the content management system, the content management system sends the content item to the device by streaming the content item in segments. Specifically, the content management system partitions the content item into a sequence of variable length segments. An initial portion of the sequence includes rapid start segments that are configured as being the smallest segments in length from the sequence. A subsequent portion of the sequence includes the remaining segments having longer length(s). The content management system streams the segments to the client device in sequential order and in a streaming format.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
partitioning, by a content management system, a content item into a sequence of segments, the sequence of segments comprising an initial portion comprising rapid start segments of a first length and a subsequent portion comprising segments of a second length, the second length greater than the first length; and responsive to receiving a request for the content item from a client device, sending the sequence of segments to the client device, wherein playback of the content item is initiated at the client device upon receiving the rapid start segments.