Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Node type based control of assistance for data streaming
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Application No.: US16348428Application Date: 2016-11-10
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Publication No.: US10893086B2Publication Date: 2021-01-12
- Inventor: Rickard Ljung , Peter Isberg
- Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Tucker Ellis LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/077280 WO 20161110
- International Announcement: WO2018/086695 WO 20180517
- Main IPC: H04L29/06
- IPC: H04L29/06 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
A streaming client (100) receives or sends information on a type of node of a node (110, 120, 130) for assisting streaming of data. Based on the information on the type of node, the streaming client selects the node to assist in streaming of data to the streaming client (100). The information on the type of node may be conveyed in a message transmitted from the streaming client (100) or in a message to the streaming client (100).
Public/Granted literature
- US20200084253A1 NODE TYPE BASED CONTROL OF ASSISTANCE FOR DATA STREAMING Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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