×

System and method for efficient replication of files encoded with multiple description coding

  • US 20040225723A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2003
  • Published: 11/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of distributing from a first node to a plurality of recipient nodes a file encoded with multiple description coding, the method comprising:

  • distributing a plurality of descriptors of a file encoded with multiple description coding (MDC) from a first node to a first group comprising a plurality of recipient nodes, wherein at least one descriptor is distributed from the first node to each recipient node of said first group but not all of said plurality of descriptors are distributed from the first node to any of the recipient nodes of said first group; and

    said plurality of recipient nodes of said first group exchanging their respective descriptors such that each recipient node of said first group obtains all of said plurality of descriptors.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×