REDUCING REQUESTS FOR MEDIA SEGMENTS IN STREAMING OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT

摘要

In various implementations, a server is configured to execute instructions stored in storage that when executed perform operations that include receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request to stream a video segment of multimedia content to a client device. The video segment is of a video sub-stream of the multimedia content. The operations further include sending the video segment and an audio segment to the client device based on the HTTP request for the video segment. The sending pushes the video segment and/or the audio segment to the client device. The audio segment is of an audio sub-stream of the multimedia content. A plurality of segment sets may be pushed based on the HTTP request for the video segment. Each segment set can include an additional video segment and an additional audio segment that correspond to at least partially concurrent portions of the multimedia content.

主权项

1. A media streaming system comprising:
a server configured to execute instructions stored in storage that when executed perform operations comprising:
receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request to stream a video segment of multimedia content, the video segment being of a video sub-stream of the multimedia content; andsending the video segment and an audio segment based on the HTTP request for the video segment, the sending pushing the audio segment without requiring a separate HTTP request for the audio segment, the audio segment being of an audio sub-stream of the multimedia content.