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Reducing information reception delays

  • US 20060041698A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2004
  • Published: 02/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a computer system for reducing information reception delays using a protocol that guarantees order and delivery of messages, comprising:

  • under control of a sender computing device, creating multiple connections using the protocol between the sender computing device and a recipient computing device;

    transmitting original messages on a created connection to the recipient computing device;

    transmitting a redundant copy of the original messages on another created connection to the recipient computing device; and

    under control of the recipient computing device, receiving the original messages on the created connection;

    receiving the redundant copy of the original messages on the other created connection;

    using either the original messages or the redundant copy of the original messages, depending on which arrived first; and

    discarding the unused messages.

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