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US9900357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2013
Grant dateFeb 20, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method of controlling a rate at which content data is received at a receiver over a network, wherein the receiver has caused a first stream of real-time communication event data to be received at the receiver, and a second stream of content data to be received at the receiver, the method comprising steps of: dynamically measuring network conditions of the network based on the real-time communication event data; and limiting the rate at which the content data is received at the receiver based on the dynamically measured network conditions.

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