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Wire protocol for a media server system

  • US 6,865,610 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2001
  • Issued: 03/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer network having a client on a first computer and a media server for storing data on a second computer, a method comprising:

  • providing a wire protocol that facilitates creation of connections between the media server and the client;

    using the wire protocol to create a control connection between the media server and the client to facilitate exchange of control information between the media server and the client; and

    using the wire protocol to create a data connection between the media server and the client to facilitate the exchange of data between the media server and the client at a rate substantially equal to a rate at which the client consumes the data;

    wherein the media server includes multiple data servers and wherein the step of using the wire protocol to create the data connection includes creating a multipoint-to-point connection between the data servers and the client.

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