Mark Gino Magee

US Patent:

20120042091, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Aug 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/206892

Inventors:

Sean T. McCarthy - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas L. Du Breuil - Ivyland PA, US
Gary Hughes - Chelmsford MA, US
Mark R. Magee - Campbell CA, US
Wendell Sun - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION - Horsham PA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709231

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for an adaptive bit rate system () that includes a media segmenter (). The media segmenter divides a streaming media content into a plurality of variable duration segments wherein a first of the plurality of variable duration segments has a duration different from a second of the plurality of variable duration segments so that one of the plurality of variable duration segments ends at a determined discontinuity in the streaming media content. The system also can include an encoder () for encoding the variable duration segments of the streaming media content. In addition, the system includes an adaptive bit rate server () for storing and transmitting the variable duration segments of the streaming media content.