Time shifted transcoded streaming (TSTS) system and method
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting multimedia content from a server to a client device, comprising:
- retrieving source multimedia content data;
retrieving a transcoded version of said source multimedia content data, said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data being time shifted in advance with respect to said source multimedia content data; and
simultaneously transmitting said source multimedia content data and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data from said server to said client device;
wherein said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data provides an alternate source, at said client device, of multimedia content when said source multimedia content data becomes unavailable.
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Abstract
A method and system for transmitting multimedia content from a server to a client device includes a source multimedia retriever to retrieve source multimedia content data. A transcoded multimedia retriever retrieves transcoded multimedia content data, the transcoded multimedia content data being a transcoded version of the source multimedia content, and the transcoded multimedia content data being time shifted with respect to the source multimedia content data. A data packet formulator formulates a data packet comprising the source multimedia content data and the time shifted transcoded multimedia content data. A data packet transmitter transmits the data packet from the server to the client device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting multimedia content from a server to a client device, comprising:
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retrieving source multimedia content data; retrieving a transcoded version of said source multimedia content data, said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data being time shifted in advance with respect to said source multimedia content data; and simultaneously transmitting said source multimedia content data and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data from said server to said client device; wherein said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data provides an alternate source, at said client device, of multimedia content when said source multimedia content data becomes unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for transmitting multimedia content from a server to a client device, comprising:
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a source multimedia retriever to retrieve source multimedia content data; a transcoded multimedia retriever to retrieve a transcoded version of said source multimedia content data, said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data being time shifted in advance with respect to said source multimedia content data; and a data packet transmitter to simultaneously transmit said source multimedia content data and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data from said server to said client device; wherein said transcoded version of said source multimedia content provides an alternate source, at said client device, of multimedia content to provide an uninterrupted review of multimedia content associated with said source multimedia content and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of receiving multimedia content from a server at a client device, comprising:
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simultaneously receiving, from said server, source multimedia content data and a transcoded version of said source multimedia content data, said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data being time shifted in advance with respect to said source multimedia content data; and buffering, within a data buffer at said client device, said source multimedia content data and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data; wherein said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data provides an alternate source, at said client device, of multimedia content when said source multimedia content data becomes unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for receiving multimedia content from a server at a client device, comprising:
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a data packet receiver to simultaneously receive, from said server, source multimedia content data and a transcoded version of said source multimedia content data, said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data being time shifted in advance with respect to said source multimedia content data; a data buffer to buffer, within said client device, said source multimedia content data and said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data; and a multimedia streamer to stream said source multimedia content data to a sensory device and stream said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data to said sensory device; wherein said transcoded version of said source multimedia content data provides an alternate source, at said client device, of multimedia content when said source multimedia content data becomes unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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