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Method and apparatus for polling multiple sockets with a single thread and handling events received at the sockets with a pool of threads

  • US 7,051,337 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2001
  • Issued: 05/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A media streaming server configured to stream media to multiple clients, the media streaming server comprising:

  • a set of server sockets, including;

    for each of the multiple clients, a separate control socket configured to receive media stream command events from the respective client;

    a single delivery socket configured to stream the media to all the multiple clients simultaneously; and

    a single quality control socket configured to receive media quality information events from all the multiple clients;

    a poller module configured to;

    poll one or more sockets in the set of sockets; and

    when an event is received at the polled socket, pass the event to a consumer object configured to handle the event;

    a set of consumer object classes derived from a single abstract base class of consumer objects, wherein the set of consumer object classes includes;

    a listener object class configured to listen for connection requests from new clients;

    a connection object class configured to handle command events received at polled sockets coupled to the multiple clients; and

    a receiver object class configured to process data received at a polled socket; and

    a set of task objects derived from a single abstract base class of task objects, wherein the set of task objects includes;

    a command task object configured to execute a command received as part of a command event; and

    a receive data task object configured to read data received at the media streaming server.

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