Time shifted transcoded streaming (TSTS) system and method
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1. A method, comprising:
- retrieving a first version of one or more of audio and video content data;
retrieving a second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data, the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data being time shifted in advance with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, being of a reduce quality with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, and providing a backup if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable; and
transmitting, from a server to a client device, the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data and the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data.
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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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1. A method, comprising:
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retrieving a first version of one or more of audio and video content data; retrieving a second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data, the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data being time shifted in advance with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, being of a reduce quality with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, and providing a backup if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable; and transmitting, from a server to a client device, the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data and the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A server, comprising:
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a content retriever to retrieve a first version of one or more of audio and video content data and a second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data, the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data being time shifted in advance with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, being of a reduce quality with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, and providing a backup if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable; and a transmitter to transmit, from a server to a client device, the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data and the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a server, a first version of one or more of audio and video content data and a second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data, the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data being time shifted in advance with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, being of a reduce quality with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, and providing a backup if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable; and buffering, within a data buffer at a client device, the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data and the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A client device, comprising:
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a receiver to receive, from a server, a first version of one or more of audio and video content data and a second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data, the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data being time shifted in advance with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, being of a reduce quality with respect to the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data, and providing a backup if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable; a data buffer to buffer, at the client device, the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data and the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data; and a streamer to stream the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data to a sensory device if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data is available, and stream the second backup version of the one or more of audio and video content data to the sensory device if the first version of the one or more of audio and video content data becomes unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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