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Robust file casting for mobile TV

US8341479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2008
Grant dateDec 25, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0092
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a repair control device and a method at the repair control device for selecting a repair server among a plurality of repair servers, in a system where at least one terminal and the plurality of repair servers listen to at least one file delivery session distributed in a push mode from at least one file server. The method includes the steps of receiving from at least one terminal a request for repairing a packet of the at least one file delivery session, selecting a repair server among a plurality of repair servers for repairing the packet to the at least one terminal and redirecting the request to the at least one terminal with the address of the selected repair server or forwarding the request to the selected repair server.

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