Systems and methods for playing adaptive bitrate streaming content by multicast

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PATENT NO 9774646
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15190069

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Systems and methods for playing adaptive bitrate streaming content by multicast in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of receiving and playing back adaptive bitrate streaming content using a playback device includes receiving an adaptive streaming session description including information about a piece of adaptive streaming content and information for accessing a multicast session of the piece of adaptive streaming content using a playback device, receiving portions of a first alternative stream of the piece of adaptive streaming content sent to a first multicast group that includes the playback device using the playback device, computing a bandwidth measurement using the playback device, and switching to a second alternative stream of the piece of adaptive streaming content based upon the computed bandwidth measurement using the playback device.

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  • SONIC IP, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bulava, Yuri Tomsk, RU 14 97
Ivanov, Alexander Tomsk, RU 22 145

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