Enhanced block-request streaming using cooperative parallel HTTP and forward error correction

US9209934B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9209934-B2
Application numberUS-88749510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 21, 2010
Priority dateJun 9, 2006
Publication dateDec 8, 2015
Grant dateDec 8, 2015

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A block-request streaming system provides for improvements in the user experience and bandwidth efficiency of such systems, typically using an ingestion system that generates data in a form to be served by a conventional file server (HTTP, FTP, or the like), wherein the ingestion system intakes content and prepares it as files or data elements to be served by the file server, which might or might not include a cache. A client device can be adapted to take advantage of the ingestion process as well as including improvements that make for a better presentation independent of the ingestion process. In the block-request streaming system, the an ingestion system generates data according to erasure codes and the client device, through various selection and timing of requests for media data and redundant data, can efficiently decode media to provide for presentations.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: constructing, at a media ingestion system, media blocks and forward error correction (FEC) blocks, wherein the FEC blocks correspond to data in the media blocks; determining a file structure, using the media ingestion system, for naming one or more media files containing the media blocks and one or more FEC files containing the FEC blocks according to a derivable pattern derivable at a client device; receiving…

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What does patent US9209934B2 cover?
A block-request streaming system provides for improvements in the user experience and bandwidth efficiency of such systems, typically using an ingestion system that generates data in a form to be served by a conventional file server (HTTP, FTP, or the like), wherein the ingestion system intakes content and prepares it as files or data elements to be served by the file server, which might or mig…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Luby Michael G, Wang Bin, Watson Mark, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L1/004. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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