Switching and simultaneous usage of 802.11a and 802.11g technologies for video streaming
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsYucel Altunbasak, Mehmet Demircin
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Abstract
The embodiments of the present invention provide methods, devices, and systems wherein a server is able to transmit streaming content elements of a source content via a first wireless channel and a second wireless channel. The transmission via these two channels may be performed simultaneously with each other or performed alternating with each other. The first wireless channel and the second wireless channel are different from each other.
Claims31
A method of delivering, via a server, a streaming source content comprising a set of content elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting, by the server, via a first wireless channel at least one streaming content element of the source content;
- and
- transmitting, by the server, via a second wireless channel at least one streaming content element of the source content, the second wireless channel different from the first wireless channel, and wherein the step of transmitting via the second channel is selected from at least one of the following:
- performed simultaneously with the step of transmitting via the first channel;
- and
- performed in an alternating manner with the step of transmitting via the first channel.
A media server adapted to be operably coupled to a wireless network and to deliver a streaming source content comprising a set of content elements, the device comprising:
- a first wireless channel interface;
- a second wireless channel interface, the second wireless channel interface different from the first wireless channel interface;
- and
- a content network adaptation module adapted to:
- transmit via the first channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content;
- and
- transmit via the second channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content, wherein the transmission via the second channel interface is at least one of the following:
- performed simultaneously with the transmission via the first channel interface;
- and
- performed in an alternating manner with the transmission via the first channel interface.
A media receiver adapted to be operably coupled to a wireless network and to receive a streaming source content from a server, the device comprising:
- a first wireless channel interface;
- a second wireless channel interface, the second wireless channel interface different from the first wireless channel;
- and
- a content network adaptation module adapted to:
- receive via the first channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content;
- and
- receive via the second channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content, wherein the reception via the second channel interface is at least one of the following:
- performed simultaneously with the reception via the first channel interface;
- and
- performed in an alternating manner with the reception via the first channel interface.
A system comprising:
- at least one wireless network segment operably coupling a media server and a media receiver;
- the media server comprising:
- a first wireless channel interface;
- a second wireless channel interface, the second wireless channel interface different from the first wireless channel interface;
- and
- a content network adaptation module adapted to:
- transmit via the first channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content;
- and
- transmit via the second channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content, wherein the transmission via the second channel interface is at least one of the following:
- performed simultaneously with the transmission via the first channel interface;
- and
- performed in an alternating manner with the transmission via the first channel interface;
- and
- the media receiver comprising:
- a first wireless channel interface;
- a second wireless channel interface, the second wireless channel interface different from the first wireless channel;
- and
- a content network adaptation module adapted to:
- receive via the first channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content;
- and
- receive via the second channel interface at least one streaming content element of the source content, wherein the reception via the second channel interface is at least one of the following:
- performed simultaneously with the reception via the first channel interface;
- and
- performed in an alternating manner with the reception via the first channel interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.