Real-time multimedia transmission
First Claim
1. A method for conveying a multimedia sequence from a source computer to a destination computer, comprising:
- providing an ordered series of data frames at the source computer, each data frame corresponding to an image in the sequence and comprising data representing one or more media associated with the image;
producing a table including pointers, each pointer associated with one frame in the series;
transmitting the table to the destination computer; and
responsive to selection of one of the pointers in the table, transmitting at least a sub-series of the series of data frames, said sub-series beginning with the frame with which the selected one of the pointers is associated.
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Abstract
A method for conveying a multimedia sequence from a source computer to a destination computer, including, providing an ordered series of data frames at the source computer, each data frame corresponding to an image in the sequence and including data representing one or more media associated with the image, producing a table including pointers, each pointer associated with one frame in the series, transmitting the table to the destination computer, and responsive to selection of one of the pointers in the table, transmitting at least a sub-series of the series of data frames, said sub-series beginning with the frame with which the selected one of the pointers is associated.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for conveying a multimedia sequence from a source computer to a destination computer, comprising:
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providing an ordered series of data frames at the source computer, each data frame corresponding to an image in the sequence and comprising data representing one or more media associated with the image;
producing a table including pointers, each pointer associated with one frame in the series;
transmitting the table to the destination computer; and
responsive to selection of one of the pointers in the table, transmitting at least a sub-series of the series of data frames, said sub-series beginning with the frame with which the selected one of the pointers is associated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for conveying a multimedia sequence over a network to a destination computer, comprising:
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a media processor, coupled to the network, which provides an ordered series of data frames, each frame corresponding to an image in the sequence, and produces a table including pointers, each pointer respectively associated with one frame in the series, wherein the processor transmits the table to the destination computer and responsive to selection of one of the pointers in the table, transmits at least a sub-series of the ordered series of data frames, said sub-series beginning with the frame with which the selected one of the pointers is associated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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