Multiway peer-to-peer media streaming
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1. A method for multi-way peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
- defining a first portion of a peer-to-peer network;
defining a second portion of said peer-to-peer network;
utilizing said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to generate an aggregated media stream, wherein said aggregated media stream is comprised of a plurality of media streams; and
delivering said aggregated media stream from said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to said second portion of said peer-to-peer network.
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Abstract
Multiway peer-to-peer media streaming is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises defining a first portion of a peer-to-peer network. The method then recites defining a second portion of the peer-to-peer network. The present method then utilizes the first portion of the peer-to-peer network to generate an aggregated media stream, wherein the aggregated media stream is comprised of a plurality of media streams. The present method then delivers the aggregated media stream from the first portion of the peer-to-peer network to the second portion of the peer-to-peer network.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for multi-way peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
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defining a first portion of a peer-to-peer network; defining a second portion of said peer-to-peer network; utilizing said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to generate an aggregated media stream, wherein said aggregated media stream is comprised of a plurality of media streams; and delivering said aggregated media stream from said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to said second portion of said peer-to-peer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for multi-way media streaming using a hierarchically defined peer-to-peer network, said method comprising:
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hierarchically defining a peer-to-peer network such that a first portion of said peer-to-peer network is defined and a second portion of said peer-to-peer network is defined; utilizing said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to generate an aggregated media stream, wherein said aggregated media stream is comprised of a plurality of media streams; and delivering said aggregated media stream from said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to said second portion of said peer-to-peer network such that multi-way communication is enabled between peers of said first portion of said peer-to-peer network and peers of said second portion of said peer-to-peer network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable memory have computer-readable code stored thereon for causing a processor to perform a method for multi-way peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
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defining a first portion of a peer-to-peer network; defining a second portion of said peer-to-peer network; utilizing said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to generate an aggregated media stream, wherein said aggregated media stream is comprised of a plurality of media streams; and delivering said aggregated media stream from said first portion of said peer-to-peer network to said second portion of said peer-to-peer network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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