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Delivering a video stream

US8244899B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2009
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L65/762
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Delivering a video stream is disclosed. A request for the video stream is received. A past portion of the video stream is delivered to a client. The past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer. Receiving a video stream is also disclosed. A request for the video stream is transmitted. A past portion of the video stream is received. The received past portion has a marker time that precedes a current time by an interval that corresponds to a buffer length in a client buffer.

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