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Accelerated channel change in rate-limited environments

  • US 20060126667A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2004
  • Published: 06/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for expediting the presentation of resource information upon a start of the delivery of the resource information within a rate-limited environment, comprising:

  • delivering the resource information to a client module, in a first delivery, using first delivery functionality upon a commencement event; and

    delivering the resource information to the client module, in a second delivery, using second delivery functionality, wherein the resource information provided by the first delivery and the resource information provided by the second delivery combine together to provide a resultant stream of resource information in which the primary mode of resource information delivery transitions from the first delivery functionality to the second delivery functionality, and wherein the resultant stream has a data rate that remains below a prescribed data rate limit.

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