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Methods and systems for broadcast-like effect using fractional-storage servers

US7840680B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 2009
Grant dateNov 23, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1097
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for broadcast-like effect using fractional-storage servers that receive and store erasure-coded fragments, which are generated on-the-fly from segments of streaming content arriving in real-time. Shortly thereafter, assembling devices obtain the fragments and reconstruct the segments at a rate that allows approximately real-time presentation of the streaming content including the segments.

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