Method and system for progressive encoding in an active desktop environment
US6745226B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/25
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for transmitting digital data to an active desktop of a user with push pull functionality, the system comprising a digital data transmitter operative to transmit the digital data to the active desktop in blocks which are sequentially transmitted to the active desktop, each block being an incomplete collection of data and being viewable even when less than all of the blocks have been received, receipt of subsequent blocks by the receiver serving to cumulatively improve the quality of the digital data received by the receiver, at least one but not all of the blocks being transmitted to the active desktop in a push manner, and at least one of the remaining blocks being transmitted to the active desktop in a pull manner, when specifically actuated by the user. A method is also described and claimed.
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