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MULTI-TIERED SCALABLE MEDIA STREAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20100228862A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for streaming a scalable media stream from a media server to a media client over a network, the system comprising:

  • (a) a session management node connected to the network, the session management node for;

    (i) receiving the scalable media stream from the media server, and(ii) performing steady state thinning on the scalable media stream to produce a session media stream; and

    (b) a remote client management node connected to the network, the client management node for;

    (i) receiving a client input media stream, the client input media stream being at least a portion of the session media stream,(ii) performing dynamic thinning on the client input media stream to produce a client output media stream, the dynamic thinning being responsive to changes in network conditions between the client management node and the media client, and(iii) transmitting the client output media stream to the media client.

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