System, method, and computer program product for remotely determining the configuration of a multi-media content user
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1. A method for remotely determining a configuration of a computer of a multimedia content user, comprising:
- sending player detection code to the user'"'"'s computer;
receiving configuration information regarding the user'"'"'s computer; and
sending a modified information header instruction to the user'"'"'s computer,wherein the detection code fetches estimated data corresponding to the configuration of the user'"'"'s computer via a sub-routine which determines an optimal timing block for a bandwidth measurement.
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Abstract
A method for remotely determining the configuration of a computer of a multimedia content user includes sending player detection code to the user'"'"'s computer and receiving configuration information regarding the user'"'"'s computer. A method of determining a connection speed of a computer includes determining a size of a timing block based on an estimated bandwidth and retrieving the timing block. The connection speed is determined based on the timing block size and the times at which transfer begins and ends.
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1. A method for remotely determining a configuration of a computer of a multimedia content user, comprising:
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sending player detection code to the user'"'"'s computer; receiving configuration information regarding the user'"'"'s computer; and sending a modified information header instruction to the user'"'"'s computer, wherein the detection code fetches estimated data corresponding to the configuration of the user'"'"'s computer via a sub-routine which determines an optimal timing block for a bandwidth measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium adapted to store program code for programming one or more processors to perform a method for remotely determining a configuration of a computer of a multimedia content user, the method comprising:
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sending player detection code to the user'"'"'s computer; receiving configuration information regarding the user'"'"'s computer; and sending a modified information header instruction to the user'"'"'s computer, wherein the detection code fetches estimated data corresponding to the configuration of the user'"'"'s computer via a sub-routine which determines an optimal timing block for a bandwidth measurement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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