QUALCOMM Incorporated
CALCULATING START TIME AVAILABILITY FOR STREAMED MEDIA DATA

Abstract:

An example device for retrieving media data includes a middleware unit implemented in circuitry and configured to: receive a file delivery table (FDT) for a media bitstream; calculate an availability start time for a segment of the media bitstream using data of the FDT, the segment comprising an independently retrievable media file; update a manifest file for the media bitstream to signal the availability start time for the segment; and send the manifest file to a network streaming client of the device.