Re-assembly of streaming files from separate connections
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1. A method for receiving content over a network, where said content has been split into a plurality of segments and organized into a plurality of sub-files, the method comprising:
- receiving sub-file data over the network, said sub-file data to identify a location of each of said plurality of sub-files;
requesting, using said sub-file data, a first sub-file and a second sub-file of said plurality of sub-files;
receiving over the network, in response to said request, said first sub-file and said second sub-file; and
, combining said first sub-file and second sub-file into a reassembled file.
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Abstract
The invention is a technique and apparatus for re-assembling transmitted portions of files or sub-files (410, 420, 430, 440), into a viewable file (400). The transmitting device passes the information regarding the file dividing process to the receiver so that the sub-files can be assembled (1130) or stitched (1120) together properly. The media player (1140) in the receiver uses the attached instructions to assemble the sub-files into one whole piece for viewing.
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1. A method for receiving content over a network, where said content has been split into a plurality of segments and organized into a plurality of sub-files, the method comprising:
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receiving sub-file data over the network, said sub-file data to identify a location of each of said plurality of sub-files;
requesting, using said sub-file data, a first sub-file and a second sub-file of said plurality of sub-files;
receiving over the network, in response to said request, said first sub-file and said second sub-file; and
,combining said first sub-file and second sub-file into a reassembled file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for receiving content over a network, where said content has been split into a plurality of segments and organized into a plurality of sub-files, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a communications port, coupled to the processor, said communications port to be used to connect said apparatus to a network; and
a memory, coupled to the processor, said memory to include instruction sequences to cause said processor to, receive sub-file data over the network, said sub-file data to identify a location each of said plurality of sub-files, request, using said sub-file data, a first sub-file and a second sub-file of said plurality of sub-files, receive over the network, in response to said request, said first sub-file and said second sub-file, and, combine said first sub-file and second sub-file into a reassembled file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to provide content over a network where the content has been split into a plurality of segments and organized into a plurality of sub-files, the computer readable program code in said computer readable program product comprising;
first computer readable program code to receive sub-file data over the network, said sub-file data to identify a location of each of said plurality of sub-files;
second computer readable program code to issue a request, using said sub-file data, for a first sub-file and a second sub-file of said plurality of sub-files;
third computer readable program code to receive over the network, in response to said request, said first sub-file and said second sub-file; and
,fourth computer readable program code to combine said first sub-file and second sub-file into a reassembled file. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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