Proxy apparatus and method for streaming media information and for increasing the quality of stored media information

A method of increasing the quality of streamed media information, comprising:

• streaming media information from a media server to a user device;
• storing a copy of the media information in a storage device, the media information having missing information;
• sending a request to the media server for the missing information, wherein sending a request to the media server includes requesting retransmission of the entire media information;
• receiving the missing information;
• and
• storing the missing information in the copy of the media information in the storage device, wherein storing the missing information includes:
• storing the entire retransmitted media information in the storage device;
• comparing a number of missing data packets in the entire retransmitted media information with a number of missing data packets in the copy of the media information;
• and
• retaining either the entire retransmitted media information or the copy of the media information in the storage device, whichever has fewer missing data packets.

An apparatus that increases the quality of streamed media information, comprising:

• a controller, wherein the controller sends a request to the media server by requesting retransmission of the entire media information and wherein the controller stores the missing information in the storage device by;
• storing the entire retransmitted media information in the storage device;
• comparing a number of missing data packets in the entire retransmitted media information with a number of missing data packets in the copy of the media information;
• and
• retaining either the entire retransmitted media information or the copy of the media information in the storage device, whichever has fewer missing data packets;
• and
• a storage device, wherein media information is streamed from a media server to a user device and a copy of the media information is stored in the storage device, the media information having missing information, and wherein the controller sends a request to the media server for the missing information, receives the missing information and stores the missing information in the storage device.