Patent · US Active

Method and system for efficient data transmission in interactive networked environments

US8140698B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by
8References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 2003
Grant dateMar 20, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/63
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various methods to prioritize the transmission of interactive digital content to multiple users to achieve efficient usage of available bandwidth are disclosed. The present invention covers prioritization of transmission of digital content based on information transmitted from the receiver. In addition, prioritization of multicast transmission of digital content to multiple clients accessing a shared interactive environment can be realized.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.