Support for interactive playback devices for performance aware peer-to-peer content-on-demand
US8688852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1085
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described comprising detecting a playback operation, determining a target playback point for the playback operation and detecting a sub-clip type into which the target playback point falls. The method and apparatus also receive a streamed leading sub-clip, determine a set of needed sub-clips, locate one of the set of needed sub-clips and download the located sub-clip.
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