Real-time streaming media measurement system and method
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1. A system for measuring parameters of a media stream comprising:
- a data collection agent configured to couple with at least one designated media stream and collect data associated with the media stream, and a web server configured to communicate with at least one data collection agent;
wherein the data collection agent is coupled to the web server, the data collection agent receives thereby the parameter set defining a measurement of a media stream from the web server and collects media stream data according to the parameter set, the data collection agent measures data from a media stream, and the data collection agent and web server cooperate to provide a user with real-time performance characteristics associated with the media stream.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and method for performing real-time measurement performance characteristics of streaming media servers over a network.
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1. A system for measuring parameters of a media stream comprising:
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a data collection agent configured to couple with at least one designated media stream and collect data associated with the media stream, and a web server configured to communicate with at least one data collection agent;
wherein the data collection agent is coupled to the web server, the data collection agent receives thereby the parameter set defining a measurement of a media stream from the web server and collects media stream data according to the parameter set, the data collection agent measures data from a media stream, and the data collection agent and web server cooperate to provide a user with real-time performance characteristics associated with the media stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A streaming media measuring system comprising:
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a) a web server, and b) an agent;
wherein the web server is connected directly through a network to the agent, wherein the agent measures data from a media stream, the agent transmits the data to the web server, and the agent and web server cooperate to provide a user with real-time performance characteristics associated with the media stream. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of measuring performance data of a media stream comprising:
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providing the media stream from a streaming server, wherein the media stream is in a first format, and wherein the media stream is characterized by performance parameters, measuring the performance parameters characterizing the media stream using a data collection agent, receiving the media stream by the data collection agent coupled to the streaming server, transferring the performance parameters from the data collection agent to a web server, and transferring the performance parameters from the web server to a user terminal, wherein the data collection agent and web server operate in combination to provide the user terminal with the performance parameters in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A real-time streaming media measuring method, comprising:
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a) measuring data from a media stream by an agent, and b) transmitting data by the agent to a web server, wherein the step of transmitting is performed directly through a socket connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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