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Live video broadcasting on distributed networks

  • US 20080281913A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2007
  • Published: 11/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for distributing a live program over a distributed network, the method comprising:

  • preprocessing a data stream representing the live program into a plurality of substreams, each of the substreams comprising decimated samples of the data stream, wherein the data stream is continuously coming till the live program ends;

    identifying boxes in service that are idle;

    selecting a set of seeding boxes from the idle boxes to receive the substreams; and

    causing the seeding boxes to propagate the substreams as being received to other of the idle boxes so that there are a sufficient number of suppliers to provide the substreams to ordering boxes.

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