Video communications in a peer-to-peer network
US7969997B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/108
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Packet-based delivery of video content is facilitated using a peer-to-peer network. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a packet-based video stream is passed over a peer-to-peer network, with the packets in the stream scheduled and delivered in accordance with a priority assigned to the packets; this priority is based upon a determined or estimated effect that the packet will have upon video quality at a recipient peer. In some applications, the packets are temporally spaced to mitigate congestion and/or distortion of video associated with congestion in the delivery of the packets.
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