System and method for multicast of live content

• Main Authors: NYBORG, MARK, ALEX MCCAULEY, CHIOCCO, JOSEPH, LUND TODD, LITT TIM, FRIAM, RICHARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 17.05.2024
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Systems, devices, and methods for multicast of live content are disclosed herein. The multicast server transmits live content data to the gateway device through multicast transmission. The gateway device is configured to: receive live content data over multicast transmission; establishing a secure communication session between the gateway device and the associated player device using an intermediate server trusted by the given gateway device and the associated player device, the secure communication session for secure real-time transmission from the given gateway device to the associated player device; and transmitting the live content data to the associated player device over unicast transmission using the secure communication session. 本文公开了用于多播实况内容的系统、设备和方法。多播服务器通过多播传输将实况内容数据传输到网关设备。网关设备被配置用于：通过多播传输接收实况内容数据；使用给定网关设备和关联播放器设备所信任的中间服务器在网关设备和关联播放器设备之间建立安全通信会话，该安全通信会话用于从给定网关设备到关联播放器设备的安全实时传输；以及使用安全通信会话通过单播传输将实况内容数据传输到关联播放器设备。