Assisted peer-to-peer media streaming
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsEric E. Setton, John G. Apostolopoulos
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Abstract
Assisted peer-to-peer media streaming. A first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network is initiated for receiving media content from the peer-to-peer network. Responsive to a disruption of delivery of the media content over the first connection from the peer, the media content is received over a second connection with a data source, wherein the data source comprises the media content.
Claims20
A method for assisted peer-to-peer media streaming, said method comprising:
- initiating a first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network for receiving media content from said peer-to-peer network;
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- responsive to a disruption of delivery of said media content over said first connection from said peer, receiving said media content over a second connection with a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content.
A method for assisted peer-to-peer network connection, said method comprising:
- initiating a first connection to at least one peer of a peer-to-peer network for receiving media content from said peer-to-peer network;
- concurrent to said initiating said first connection, establishing a second connection with a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content;
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- receiving said media content over said second connection.
One or more computing device readable media for storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors perform a method for assisted peer-to-peer network error resilience, said method comprising:
- detecting packet loss over a first connection to a peer-to-peer network, said first connection for receiving media data;
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- responsive to said packet loss, receiving said media data over a second connection to a data source, wherein said data source comprises said media content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.