Apparatus and method for adaptive data transmission
First Claim
1. Apparatus for adjusting bandwidth utilisation between a group of different par-ticipating users accessing client terminals (40-46) in a common media event in a computer network (5), the apparatus comprising:
- a distributing unit (10) adapted to distribute address information and bandwidth limitation to the participating users connectable via the computer network to the common media event from their respective client terminals, the distributing unit being hosted from a central administration entity (30), connecting links (70-76) adapted to connect each client terminals of participating users via the Internet or any other global interconnecting network to the distributing unit, measurement means (20-26) in association with the client terminals adapted to measure incoming data streams from other users, characterised in that the distributed bandwidth limitation is provided to the client terminals to allow them to compare the incoming data streams therewith, in response to which the client terminals autonomously adjust their amount of transmission to a level that allows for optimal utilisation of available resources during transmission.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for adjusting bandwidth utilisation between a group of different participating users accessing client terminals in a common media event in a computer network. The apparatus includes a distributing unit which distributes address information and bandwidth limitation to the users connectable via the computer network to the media event from their respective client terminals. The distributing unit is hosted from a central administration entity and connecting links connect each client terminals of participating users via the Internet or other global interconnecting network to the distributing unit. Measurement elements are provided in association with the client terminals to measure incoming data streams from other users. The distributed bandwidth limitation is provided to the client terminals to allow them to compare incoming data streams, in response to which the terminals autonomously adjust their amount of transmission to a level that allows for optimal utilisation of available resources during transmission.
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16 Claims
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1. Apparatus for adjusting bandwidth utilisation between a group of different par-ticipating users accessing client terminals (40-46) in a common media event in a computer network (5), the apparatus comprising:
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a distributing unit (10) adapted to distribute address information and bandwidth limitation to the participating users connectable via the computer network to the common media event from their respective client terminals, the distributing unit being hosted from a central administration entity (30), connecting links (70-76) adapted to connect each client terminals of participating users via the Internet or any other global interconnecting network to the distributing unit, measurement means (20-26) in association with the client terminals adapted to measure incoming data streams from other users, characterised in that the distributed bandwidth limitation is provided to the client terminals to allow them to compare the incoming data streams therewith, in response to which the client terminals autonomously adjust their amount of transmission to a level that allows for optimal utilisation of available resources during transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. Method for monitoring bandwidth utilisation in a group of users accessing client terminals (40-46) in a common media event in a computer network (5), characterised by the steps of:
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by means of a distributing unit (10), distributing to at least one connect-able user address information and a bandwidth limitation, measuring incoming data streams comparing the incoming data stream with the distributed bandwidth limitation, in response to an exceeded bandwidth limitation, regulating the trans-mission rates of a participating client terminals in order to allow for real-time changes of the group structure during the media event.
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