Communication method and apparatus using hypertext transfer protocol
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoon-soo Kim, Joon-ho Cho, Sang-hoon Choi
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Abstract
A communication method for implementing a real-time streaming using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) in a network is provided. Chunked encoding of HTTP is applied so that information can be exchanged between a server and a client while an HTTP request is being progressed. Therefore, bidirectional communication between the client and the server using HTTP is possible without modifying an existing HTTP protocol, and real-time transmission can be implemented.
Claims11
A communication method using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), the method comprising:
- setting a streaming connection and a control connection between a client and a server;
- transmitting an HTTP streaming request from the client to the server;
- at the server, constructing a chunked encoding for the HTTP streaming request, and transmitting a first chunk response to the client through the streaming connection, wherein the first chunk response comprises the chunked encoding;
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- transmitting a second chunk response from the server to the client through the streaming connection, wherein the second chunk response comprises a notification of the server,
- wherein the notification of the server includes one of a session control message and a session change request message.
A communication apparatus using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), the apparatus comprising:
- a server which is connected with a client through a streaming connection and a control connection;
- wherein the server receives an HTTP streaming request from the client through the streaming connection, constructs chunked encoding for the HTTP streaming request and transmits a first chunk response to the client through the streaming connection, and transmits a second chunk response to the client through the streaming connection;
- wherein the first chunk response comprises the chunked encoding, and the second chunk response comprises a notification of the server,
- wherein the notification of the server includes one of a session control message and a session change request message.
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