Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100161823 | A STREAMING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL VIDEO ACCESS BASED ON SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - Provided is a streaming service system and method for a universal video access based on scalable video coding (SVC). A gateway to provide a streaming service may include: an SVC content file parser to receive an SVC content file from a streaming server, and to separately extract an SVC network abstraction layer (NAL unit) of a base layer and an SVC NAL unit of a scalable enhancement layer from SVC NAL units that are included in the SVC content file; an SVC NAL selection unit to select an SVC NAL unit corresponding to a client type of each of terminals; and a packet generation unit to transmit the selected SVC NAL unit to a corresponding terminal. | 06-24-2010 |
20100329360 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SVC VIDEO AND AAC AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION USING NPT - A method of supporting synchronization of Scalable Video Coding (SVC) information and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) information using a Normal Play Time (NPT), the method including: receiving video information using a decoding apparatus; receiving audio information using the decoding apparatus; calculating the NPT of the video information using a Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) time stamp included in the received video information; calculating the NPT of the audio information using the RTP time stamp included in the received audio information; comparing the NPT of the video information and the NPT of the audio information to calculate a difference value; determining whether the calculated difference value is included in a specific synchronization region; and outputting the audio information and the video information when the calculated difference value is determined to be included in the specific synchronization region. | 12-30-2010 |
20110055550 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING SECURITY IN VIDEO MULTICASTING SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for maintaining information security in a video multicasting service are provided. The method includes: generating a network abstraction layer unit using received video information; encrypting the network abstraction layer unit of the video information; realtime transport protocol (RTP) packetizing the encrypted network abstraction layer unit of the video information; recording unit format information and field information, included in the network abstraction layer of the video information being stored in a memory, in a header extension field of the RTP header; and transmitting the RTP packet including the encrypted video information to a routing device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110153731 | METHOD OF UPDATING CONTENT INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CONTENT BEING SERVICED IN STREAMING SERVER GROUP - Provided is a method of updating content information associated with a content being serviced in a streaming server group. The content information updating method may include: monitoring whether a new streaming server joins a streaming server group servicing the same category of a content; updating content information associated with the content being serviced in the streaming server group, and transferring the updated content information to a client when the new streaming server joins; and providing a content service via the new streaming server according to a request of the client. | 06-23-2011 |
20130124699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSCEIVING A STREAMING SERVICE - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a streaming service. The apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a streaming service may use a light multimedia file suitable for a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service. Using an HTTP hint track, an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) file generated in a non-interleaved storing scheme that is unsuitable for an HTTP streaming service may be converted into an ISO file based on an interleaved storing scheme that is suitable for an HTTP streaming service. An ISO file may include multiple media tracks for supporting multiple bitrates and resolutions. Chunk data of media tracks that provide multiple multimedia qualities may be effectively acquired, and a light ISO file suitable for an HTTP streaming service may be generated by storing the acquired chunk data in an interleaved scheme. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124749 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENTS - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include a minBufferTime attribute indicating a minimum amount of initially buffered media content. A terminal may receive content from a server before playback of the content, and may buffer the content by at least the minimum amount. The metadata may include a range attribute that designates a range of a target indicated by a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The terminal may receive bytes designated by the range attribute from the URL, and may play back the content using the received bytes. | 05-16-2013 |
20130159546 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata of the content may be efficiently divided for a purpose of use of a terminal based on general media information or specific media information, and may be transmitted to the terminal. A group may include one or more representations of content. The metadata may include a group element, and the group element may provide a summary of attributes of one or more representations included in the group. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166771 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include one or more BaseURL elements. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of segments forming media may be generated based on the BaseURL elements. Additionally, a URL of a segment may be generated by mapping a BaseURL element among the BaseURL elements to a sourceURL attribute of the segment. Segments indicated by generated URLs may be identical to each other. | 06-27-2013 |
20130185398 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content. | 07-18-2013 |
20130212291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STREAMING A SERVICE FOR PROVIDING SCALABILITY AND VIEW INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for inserting scalability and view information into a Moving Picture Experts Group-2 (MPEG-2) Transport Stream (TS) header are provided. When a scalable video or multi-view video is transmitted using an MPEG-2 system, scalability information or view information regarding the scalable video or multi-view video in a payload in a TS level may be used. Using the scalability information or view information, the TS-packetized scalable video or multi-view video may be efficiently adapted to various terminal performances, various network characteristics, a specific user preference, and the like. | 08-15-2013 |
20130266063 | VIDEO ENCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST INTRA PREDICTION - An image encoding method in an image encoding apparatus is provided. An image encoding apparatus calculates an SATD (Sum of Absolute Transform Difference)-based encoding expense of each of a plurality of intra prediction modes for a current prediction unit. The image encoding apparatus determines at least one or more first candidate encoding modes for the current prediction unit based on the SATD-based encoding expense. The image encoding apparatus determines a final encoding mode among the first candidate encoding modes. | 10-10-2013 |
20130282871 | STREAMING SERVICE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving a streaming service. An inter-arrival jitter may correspond to a delay variation in arrival time between TCP packets arriving at an apparatus for receiving the streaming service. The apparatus for receiving the streaming service may determine a de-jitter buffering time to absorb a network jitter before TS packets in a TCP packet is input to a T-STD buffer model. Based on the de-jitter buffering time, an initial playout delay lime at the apparatus for receiving the streaming service may be determined. | 10-24-2013 |
20140122738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include one or more BaseURL elements. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of segments forming media may be generated based on the BaseURL elements. Additionally, a URL of a segment may be generated by mapping a BaseURL element among the BaseURL elements to a sourceURL attribute of the segment. Segments indicated by generated URLs may be identical to each other. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122739 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of content are provided. The metadata may include one or more BaseURL elements. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) of segments forming media may be generated based on the BaseURL elements. Additionally, a URL of a segment may be generated by mapping a BaseURL element among the BaseURL elements to a sourceURL attribute of the segment. Segments indicated by generated URLs may be identical to each other. | 05-01-2014 |
20140280785 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281013 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STREAMING CONTENT - A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content. | 09-18-2014 |
20150023413 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VIDEO BIT RATE - A method of controlling a video bit rate includes splitting the current frame into a plurality of first sub frames, deriving a sub frame goal bit rate for each of the plurality of first sub frames, and deriving a QP value for each of the plurality of first sub frames on the basis of the derived sub frame goal bit rate. According to the method, video coding efficiency may be enhanced. | 01-22-2015 |
20150078446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-LAYER INTRA PREDICTION - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for inter-layer intra prediction. The method for inter-layer intra prediction comprises: a step of determining a reference layer for inter-layer intra prediction; a step of generating intra prediction information from the reference layer; and a step of performing inter-layer prediction on the current block based on the intra prediction information. In cases where the same location block of the reference block corresponding to the prediction object frame on a temporal axis is inter predicted in the reference layer, intra prediction information is generated based on the intra predicted same location block from among the previous and post frames of the reference frame. | 03-19-2015 |