Systems and methods for transmitting data

At least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:

• receive an update image for transmission to a client;
• encode and compress image data associated with the update image using a progressive encoding scheme that generates an encoded image data, the encoded image data including a first encoding pass sufficient to reproduce the update image at a first quality, and at least one successive encoding pass for refining the reproduced update image to a quality higher than the first quality;
• identify, based on available network bandwidth, a first portion of the encoded image data for transmission to the client, the first portion of the encoded image data including at least the first encoding pass but less than a full length of the encoded image data;
• transmit the first portion of the encoded image data to the client via the network connection and an end-of-image marker appended to the first portion of the encoded image data;
• and
• transmit at a later time and based on available network bandwidth an additional portion of the encoded image data to the client, the additional portion of the encoded image data immediately following the first portion so that the client can append the additional portion to the first portion to create an appended encoded image data for reproducing the update image at a refined quality.

A method for transmitting image data, the method comprising:

• receiving an update image for transmission to a client;
• encoding and compressing image data associated with the update image using a progressive encoding scheme that generates an encoded image data, the encoded image data including a first encoding pass sufficient to reproduce the update image at a first quality, and at least one successive encoding pass for refining the reproduced update image to a quality higher than the first quality;
• identifying, based on available network bandwidth, a first portion of the encoded image data for transmission to the client, the first portion of the encoded image data including at least the first encoding pass but less than a full length of the encoded image data;
• transmitting the first portion of the encoded image data to the client via the network connection and an end-of-image marker appended to the first portion of the encoded image data;
• and
• transmitting at a later time and based on available network bandwidth an additional portion of the encoded image data to the client, the additional portion of the encoded image data immediately following the first portion so that the client can append the additional portion to the first portion to create an appended encoded image data for reproducing the update image at a refined quality.