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Method for streaming transmission of compressed music

US5734119A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/305
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An Internet high fidelity audio transmission and compression protocol including a system for representing synthesized music in a relatively small file as compared to digital recording. The protocol includes a method for streaming the transmission of a music data file from a Server-Composer computer such that the music can begin being played back as soon as the file begins to arrive at a Client-Player computer. The system includes a graduated resolution improvement feature which allows the music to be recreated exactly as originally composed as the necessary wavetable data is downloading in the background and the music continues to play in the foreground.

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