公开(公告)号：US20160301975A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15038516

申请日：2014-11-19

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： NAOHISA KITAZATO ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/233

CPC classification number: H04N21/4621 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/23412 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/234327 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/2353 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/4348 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/4884

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reception device that can select an optimal component. The reception device includes a first reception unit that receives a video or audio component transmitted on a broadcast wave, a second reception unit that receives a video or audio component distributed via a network, and a control unit that controls the operation of each unit. The control unit selects the optimal video or audio component from a plurality of video and audio components that the reception device can receive.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及能够选择最佳分量的接收装置。 接收装置包括接收在广播波上发送的视频或音频成分的第一接收单元，接收经由网络分发的视频或音频成分的第二接收单元，以及控制各单元的动作的控制单元。 控制单元从接收设备可以接收的多个视频和音频分量中选择最佳视频或音频分量。

公开(公告)号：US20160134901A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-12

申请号：US14895582

申请日：2014-06-06

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04N21/226 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: H04N21/226 ,  H04N21/2265 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/632 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a content supply device, a content supply method, a program, a terminal device, and a content supply system that make it possible to receive streaming data from an origin server having the shortest communication distance. According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a content supply device that supplies a plurality of pieces of streaming data that include content of a same subject and differ in attribute, according to an adaptive streaming technique, the content supply device including: a metafile generating unit configured to generate a metafile that is for a reception side to select a supply source of the streaming data and that describes region identification information of the supply source; and a delivering unit configured to deliver the streaming data to the reception side as the supply source via a network, according to a request from the reception side based on the metafile. The present disclosure can be applied to a system in which content is delivered in a streaming manner.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及使得可以从具有最短通信距离的原始服务器接收流数据的内容供应装置，内容供应方法，程序，终端装置和内容供应系统。 根据本公开的第一方面，提供了一种内容提供装置，其根据自适应流技术提供包括相同对象的内容并且属性不同的多条流数据，所述内容提供装置包括 ：元文件生成单元，被配置为生成用于接收侧的图元文件，以选择流数据的供给源并描述所述供应源的区域识别信息; 以及传送单元，被配置为根据来自基于该图元文件的来自接收侧的请求，经由网络将流数据传送到作为供应源的接收侧。 本公开可以应用于以流式传送内容的系统。

公开(公告)号：US20150350300A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14759448

申请日：2013-11-08

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： MITSUHIRO HIRABAYASHI ,  TATSUYA IGARASHI ,  YASUAKI YAMAGISHI

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/06 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N9/8205 ,  H04N21/23439 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/8456

Abstract: There is provided a content server including a storage unit configured to store a first segment index file that stores access information to access each of a plurality of sub-segments constituting each of encoded data obtained by encoding same contents at different bit rates and quality information of each of the plurality of sub-segments, and a communication unit configured to transmit the first segment index file to a client device and transmit a sub-segment of encoded data selected by the client device based on the first segment index file.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种内容服务器，其包括：存储单元，被配置为存储存储访问信息的第一段索引文件，以访问构成通过以不同比特率对相同内容进行编码而获得的每个编码数据的多个子段中的每一个;以及质量信息 所述多个子段中的每一个，以及通信单元，被配置为将所述第一段索引文件发送到客户端设备，并且基于所述第一段索引文件发送由所述客户端设备选择的编码数据的子段。