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System and method for evaluating streaming multimedia quality

US7873727B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2008
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and computer program for evaluating in real-time streaming multimedia quality. The system including a multimedia server connected to a multimedia source and a remote client in communication with the multimedia server over a network. The multimedia server is configured to receive multimedia content from the multimedia source and to transmit the multimedia content as a multimedia stream. The multimedia stream includes a plurality of audio frames and a plurality of video frames. The remote client is configured to establish a multimedia session with the multimedia server, receive the multimedia stream via the multimedia session, monitor the media quality of the multimedia stream, and passively compute a subjective quality of the multimedia stream.

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