Client apparatus and method of streaming content, and computer readable recording medium storing program for performing the method
US8266316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1091
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method of streaming content by adaptively selecting a peer-to-peer (P2P) method or a server-client method according to a network environment, and a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method are provided. The apparatus includes middleware which supports the P2P method, middleware which supports the server-client method, an adaptation manager which provides a list of content, determines one of at least one node and at least one server sharing content which is selected as a source device according to a content sharing method and their available bandwidths, and determines a content sharing method used by the source device as a streaming method, and an application unit which controls the selected content to be received from the source device by using middleware and a transfer layer corresponding to the determined streaming method, and the received content to be reproduced.
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