Assisted peer-to-peer media streaming
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1. A method for assisted peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
- initiating a first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network for receiving media content from said peer-to-peer network; and
responsive to a disruption of delivery of said media content over said first connection from said peer, receiving said media content over a second connection with a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content.
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Abstract
Assisted peer-to-peer media streaming. A first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network is initiated for receiving media content from the peer-to-peer network. Responsive to a disruption of delivery of the media content over the first connection from the peer, the media content is received over a second connection with a data source, wherein the data source comprises the media content.
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1. A method for assisted peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
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initiating a first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network for receiving media content from said peer-to-peer network; and responsive to a disruption of delivery of said media content over said first connection from said peer, receiving said media content over a second connection with a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assisted peer-to-peer network connection, said method comprising:
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initiating a first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network for receiving media content from said peer-to-peer network; concurrent to said initiating said first connection, establishing a second connection with a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content; and receiving said media content over said second connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computing device readable media for storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors perform a method for assisted peer-to-peer network error resilience, said method comprising:
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detecting packet loss over a first connection to a peer-to-peer network, said first connection for receiving media data; and responsive to said packet loss, receiving said media data over a second connection to a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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