Methods and apparatus for supporting transmission of streaming data
US7447775B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/64738
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway application in a content engine multiplexes requests for real-time content to servers that, in turn, service the requests by streaming appropriate real-time content to requesting users. A software communication port of the content engine may be reserved to receive request messages from multiple client computers, at least two of which request streaming of real-time content according to different selected formats. After identifying client properties (e.g., a format for which to receive streaming real-time content) associated with the requests for real-time content, the gateway application identifies corresponding servers of the content engine to serve the real-time content according to the different selected formats. The gateway application forwards the requests for streaming of real-time content associated with the request messages to the corresponding servers which, in turn, satisfy the requests by streaming the requested real-time content to the client computers.
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