SESSION TRANSFER AND BOOKMARKING SUPPORT FOR STREAMING SERVICES

摘要

Methods and apparatus for bookmarking streaming media sessions are disclosed. Bookmarks may be used for hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) streaming media sessions and may support pause and resume functionalities. The bookmarks may be stored at a server or may be stored at a client. The bookmarks may use current HTTP functionalities or may modify existing HTTP functionalities. Methods and apparatus for inter-device session transfer of a streaming media session with bookmarking support are also disclosed. A device currently streaming a media session may initiate the session transfer or a target device may initiate the session transfer. A bookmark may be explicitly requested and stored at the server by a device, may be part of an inter-wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) transfer command sent to a server, or may be sent directly from one device to another device.