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Proxy apparatus and method for streaming media information and for increasing the quality of stored media information

  • US 6,651,103 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1999
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of increasing the quality of streamed media information, comprising:

  • streaming media information from a media server to a user device;

    storing a copy of the media information in a storage device, the media information having missing information;

    identifying one or more versions of the media information stored in the storage device that have missing information, wherein identifying one or more versions of the media information includes at least one of determining if a list of missing data packets is associated with the one or more versions of the media information and determining if a missing data packet fag is set;

    for each of the one or more versions of the media information;

    sending a request to the media server for the missing information; and

    receiving the missing information; and

    storing the missing information in the copy of the media information in the storage device.

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