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Method and apparatus for communicating compression state information for interactive compression

  • US 8,572,287 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2008
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, from a server, a unique side information identifier identifying a unit of side information used by the server for compressing data;

    downloading, at a mobile device, compressed data from the server over a first connection;

    determining, based on the side information identifier, if the unit of side information is resident on the mobile device; and

    if the unit of side information is resident on the mobile device, loading the side information for decompressing the data;

    otherwiseif the unit of side information is not resident on the mobile device, requesting the unit of side information from one of the server and another device over a second connection during the downloading of the compressed data over the first connection and receiving the unit of side information over the second connection during the downloading of the compressed data over the first connection.

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