United States Patent
US Patent 8266315: Streaming content from a production node and a…
US 8266315 · granted 2012-09-11
| Patent Number | 8266315 |
|---|---|
| Title | Streaming content from a production node and a consumer node |
| Filed | 2010-07-06 |
| Granted | 2012-09-11 |
| Inventor(s) | Marc van Oldenborgh, Martijn Gnirrep |
| Assignee | Nonend Inventions NV |
| CPC Classification | G08G1/0962, G08G1/09, G08G1/00 |
| Number of Claims | 5 |
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for streaming content over a network that enables communication between a first consumer node, a second consumer node, and a production node. In one embodiment, a method includes initiating, from the first consumer node, a first connection to the second consumer node, and receiving one or more data packages corresponding to part of the content. The method also includes initiating, from the first consumer node, a second connection over the network to a production node, and receiving one or more data packages corresponding to at least a part of the content. The method also includes making incoming content received from the second consumer node ready for processing and play-back at the first consumer node, so that part of the content is streamed to a stream target at the first consumer node, while another part of the content is being received from the production node.
Claims Summary
1. A method for receiving streaming content over a network, the network enabling communication between a first consumer node, a second consumer node, and a production node, the method comprising:
initiating, from the first consumer node, a first connection to the second consumer node;