Abstract: A method for evaluating an available bitrate over a path among one of at least two paths linking a first endpoint and a second endpoint, the path being called an evaluation path, is disclosed. The first endpoint is configured for sending data packets to the second endpoint, the second endpoint is configured for sending at each data packet reception an acknowledgment message to the first endpoint through one of the at least two path selected at each data packet reception.

Abstract: The invention concerns a communication method in a home network comprising at least two devices connected to a communication bus, characterized in that, a first device including an internet application and a second device including means for connecting to the internet, said second device being able to manage at least one internet application protocol, said method comprises the steps of: sending a request from said first device to said second device for opening a connection between said first and second devices, wherein said request contains an internet application protocol identifier to identify the internet application protocol to be used over said connection; sending an internet protocol request under the format of said internet application protocol from said first device to said second device; forwarding said internet protocol request from said second device to an internet server; upon receipt; transferring a response from said internet server to said first device through said second device over said commu

Abstract: This invention relates to a client device capable of receiving a multicast content through multiple communication networks, comprising at least one broadband network having a broadband bandwidth and one broadcast network for connection respectively to at least one broadband interface and one receive-only broadcast interface of the client device, wherein said client device comprises an adapter selector capable of selecting the interface to be used in order to save the broadband band-width.

Abstract: A method for controlling a packet transfer through a multipath session is disclosed. The method comprises a number of n paths linking a first endpoint to a second endpoint, n being an integer greater or equal to 2, i being an integer and 1?i?n; each path Pi being defined by a couple of addresses of a communication interface of the first and second endpoint; the first endpoint being configured for sending the packet to the second endpoint through anyone of the paths; the second endpoint being configured for sending an acknowledgment message through anyone of the paths when the second endpoint received a packet.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing of multimedia flows provided by different sources or transmitted via different transport protocols to a single receiving device or are designed to be rendered by different rendering devices. According to the invention, a reference datum representative of a datum of the first multimedia flow is provided in the second multimedia flow and associated with a datum of this second multimedia flow to synchronise the two flows. This reference datum constitutes a timing reference for the datum of the second multimedia flow with which it is associated. It is used to synchronize the two multimedia flows.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a device and a method for inserting an interactive mark in a streaming content, said method comprising the steps of receiving a streaming content in a first format, receiving the same streaming content in a second format, receiving an interactive mark, corresponding to a first frame of said content in a first format and sending said interactive mark synchronized to a second frame of the content received in the second format, the content in said second frame corresponding to the content in said first frame.

Abstract: Method for providing a content part of a multimedia content to a client terminal, corresponding cache. According to the invention, the method for providing a content part of a multimedia content to a client terminal, one or more caches being arranged along the transmission path between the client terminal and a remote server, several representations of said content part being available, comprises: receiving (S0) at a first cache (R), from the client terminal, a request for a given representation of said content part belonging to a set of allowable representations selected among said available representations of the content part, said request further comprising a list of alternative representations of the set and auxiliary information for specifying the scope of the request; checking (S1) at said first cache (R) if said given representation is stored in the cache; in case said given representation is not cached, browsing (S2) at said first cache (R) alternative representations listed.

Abstract: Method for multicast transmission between a server and at least one of a plurality of clients using a unicast protocol, said method comprising a step of providing by the server to the client information permitting to said client to communicate with the server over a multicast path, in order to enable a joint operation of multicast and unicast paths between the server and the client.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for adaptive streaming in a multipath environment comprising a plurality of servers being respectively capable of transmitting multimedia content in a RTP/RTSP environment through a respective data path to a client, wherein the client includes a controller means being capable of probing each of said data paths in order to determine a respective bandwidth associated to each of said data paths and to request a chunk of said multimedia content for each of said servers according to the respective bandwidth. In addition, the invention relates to a method for adaptive streaming in a multipath environment.

Abstract: Method for retrieving, by a client terminal, a content part of a multimedia content, a cache being arranged along the transmission path between the client terminal and a server, several representations of said content part being available, comprising: A/ sending a request for a first representation of said content part belonging to a set of allowable representations selected among said available representations of the content part; B/ in case said first representation is not cached, receiving a response message from said cache indicating that the first representation is not cached; and wherein, upon receipt of a response message, steps A/ and B/ are successively repeated with an alternative representation of said content part, different from the first representation, until one requested alternative representation has been received by the client terminal from said cache or until all allowable representations of the set have been requested.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with a tag located within a target region when the communication unit is active within the target region, and a processor configured to monitor an activity within the target region based on status information from the tag received by the communication unit, wherein the activity comprises at least one of opening and closing of a member arranged within the target region

Abstract: A method for delivering content to at least two terminals for synchronous playback is described. The method includes providing a first association of content to a preamble sequence, providing a second association of content to an ending sequence, providing estimations of data delivery duration from a server to at least two terminals and a playback duration of the preamble sequence in at least one of the first and second association, delivering the first and second association to the terminals wherein the playback duration of the preamble sequence is greater than or equal to the largest difference between the estimations, and wherein the estimations of data delivery duration allows each of the at least two terminals to evaluate a local temporization duration for playing-back synchronous content.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for detecting manipulation by a user of a device, provided with a communication tag. The user wears a user terminal provided with a communication tag reader, which detects the communication tag associated with the device as soon as the user is sufficiently close to the device. The communication tag reader is activated after a local area network connection has been established between the user terminal and the device, or between the user terminal and a local area network to which the appliance is known to be connected. Through this local network connection, the user terminal may also communicate information on the user to the device, which then knows who is manipulating its front panel. The device may access a user profile stored in the user terminal, in order to deliver a personalized service to the user.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an adaptive streaming method, at a client device, for receiving content split into chunks corresponding to a content duration, the chunks being encoded at a server into at least a first and a second formats, the first format corresponding to a better content rendering quality level than the second format, a chunk being received during a chunk reception period. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of measuring the available bandwidth between the client and the server for the next chunk reception period, requesting the server to send a chunk encoded at a format so that the chunk can be received during the next chunk reception period, and if some bandwidth is available for the next chunk reception period, requesting the server to send a part of a chunk encoded at a second format, the chunk having been received encoded at the first format.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a transmitting device adapted to send content in bursts in a channel, the channel comprising a plurality of bursts, wherein a burst comprises at least one time slot. The transmitting device comprises first communicating means for receiving content from a first network, second communicating means for sending the content to a second network, the content being successively sent over at least one time slot of the bursts of the channel, time slot means for assigning a channel, and at least one unfilled time slot in the bursts of the channel to at least one second transmitting device located on the second network and signaling means for indicating the channel and the unfilled time slots to the at least one second transmitting device.

Abstract: There is provided a method for switching a mobile terminal from a first network interface to a second network interface in a local network environment. The method includes the step of utilizing a same Internet Protocol (IP) address by the mobile terminal for both the first network interface and the second network interface.

Abstract: A device is intended to process three-dimensional content for a server. The three-dimensional content comprises at least two image sequences obtained from different angles, wherein a three-dimensional rendering is associated to a level of disparity between said at least two image sequences. This processing device is configured to generate from a content at least two different content versions corresponding to different levels of disparity adapted to different transmission bit rates, wherein the disparity level decreases with said transmission bit rate. A server comprising the processing device, a three-dimensional content-obtaining device, and a content receiver comprising three-dimensional content-obtaining device are further disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system, server and client for multiplexed streaming of multimedia content comprising at least one server being capable of transmitting multimedia content in a streaming environment through one or more data paths to a client, wherein the multimedia content is de-multiplexed by the server into a plurality of sub-streams with each sub-stream comprising a unique mark such that the client is capable of multiplexing said sub-streams into a continuous stream. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for multiplexed streaming of multimedia content.

Abstract: This invention relates to a client device capable of receiving a multicast content through multiple communication networks, comprising at least one broadband network having a broadband bandwidth and one broadcast network for connection respectively to at least one broadband interface and one receive-only broadcast interface of the client device, wherein said client device comprises an adapter selector capable of selecting the interface to be used in order to save the broadband band-width.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method at a file server for sending more than one file to more than one receiver, comprising the steps of aggregating the files into a container, splitting the container into more than one packet, and transmitting the more than one packet to the more than one receiver, wherein, the reception of at least one packet of the container enables a receiver to request the reception of lost packets of the container. To this end, the method comprises the steps of receiving an indication of the number of consecutive lost packets of the container per the more than one receiver and adapting the size of the container, in function of the number of consecutive lost packets at the receivers.