System and method for compressing streaming interactive video
US8893207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/06
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server center for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (NV) includes a plurality of servers that run one or more applications an inbound routing network that receives packet streams from users via a first network interface and routes the packets to one or more of the servers. The packet streams include user control input. One or more of the servers are operable to compute A/V data responsive to the user control input. A compression unit is coupled to receive the A/V data from the one or more of the servers and output compressed A/V data therefrom. An output routing network that routes the compressed A/V data to each of the users over a corresponding communication channel via a second interface, the compression unit is operable to modify a compression rate responsive to current characteristics of the corresponding communication channel for each user so as to optimize performance of the one or more applications.
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