System and method for compressing streaming interactive video
First Claim
1. A server center for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V), comprising:
- a plurality of servers that run one or more applications;
an inbound routing network that receives packet streams from users via a first network interface and routes the packets to one or more of the servers, the packet streams including user control input, one or more of the servers being operable to compute A/V data responsive to the user control input;
a compression unit coupled to receive the A/V data from the one or more of the servers and output compressed A/V data therefrom;
an output routing network that routes the compressed ANV data to each of the users over a corresponding communication channel via a second interface, the compression unit being operable to modify a compression rate responsive to current characteristics of the corresponding communication channel for each user so as to optimize performance.
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Abstract
A server center for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V) includes a plurality of servers that run one or more applications and an inbound routing network that receives packet streams from users via a first network interface and routes the packets to one or more of the servers. The packet streams include user control input. One or more of the servers are operable to compute A/V data responsive to the user control input. A compression unit is coupled to receive the A/V data from the one or more of the servers and output compressed A/V data therefrom. An output routing network that routes the compressed A/V data to each of the users over a corresponding communication channel via a second interface, the compression unit is operable to modify a compression rate responsive to current characteristics of the corresponding communication channel for each user so as to optimize performance of the one or more applications.
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1 Claim
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1. A server center for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V), comprising:
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a plurality of servers that run one or more applications; an inbound routing network that receives packet streams from users via a first network interface and routes the packets to one or more of the servers, the packet streams including user control input, one or more of the servers being operable to compute A/V data responsive to the user control input; a compression unit coupled to receive the A/V data from the one or more of the servers and output compressed A/V data therefrom; an output routing network that routes the compressed ANV data to each of the users over a corresponding communication channel via a second interface, the compression unit being operable to modify a compression rate responsive to current characteristics of the corresponding communication channel for each user so as to optimize performance.
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