Texas Instruments Corporation

Krishanasamy Anandakumar

Alan Gatherer

Alan V McCree

Vishu R Viswanathan

Stephen J Perkins

In one form of the invention, a process of sending real-time information from a sender computer () to a receiver computer () coupled to the sender computer () by a packet network () wherein packets () sometimes become lost, includes steps of directing () packets () containing the real-time information from the sender computer () by at least one path () in the packet network () to the receiver computer (), and directing packets () containing information dependent on the real-time information from the sender computer () by at least one path diversity path () in the packet network () to the same receiver computer (). Other forms of the invention encompass other processes, improved packets and packet ensembles (), integrated circuits (), chipsets (DSP, MCU), computer cards (), information storage articles (), systems, computers (), gateways (), routers (), cellular telephone handsets (), wireless base stations (), appliances (), and packet networks (), and other forms as disclosed and claimed.

Sending real-time and dependent information over separate network paths

In one form of the invention, a process of sending real-time information from a sender computer () to a receiver computer () coupled to the sender computer () by a packet network () wherein packets () sometimes become lost, includes steps of directing () packets () containing the real-time information from the sender computer () by at least one path () in the packet network () to the receiver computer (), and directing packets () containing information dependent on the real-time information from the sender computer () by at least one path diversity path () in the packet network () to the same receiver computer (). Other forms of the invention encompass other processes, improved packets and packet ensembles (), integrated circuits (), chipsets (DSPMCU), computer cards (), information storage articles (), systems, computers (), gateways (), routers (), cellular telephone handsets (), wireless base stations (), appliances (), and packet networks (), and other forms as disclosed and claimed.

Integrated circuits, systems, apparatus, packets and processes utilizing path diversity for media over packet applications

In one form of the invention, a process of sending real-time information from a sender computer to a receiver computer coupled to the sender computer by a packet network wherein packets sometimes become lost, includes steps of directing packets containing the real-time information from the sender computer by at least one path in the packet network to the receiver computer, and directing packets containing information dependent on the real-time information from the sender computer by at least one path deversity path in the packet network to the same receiver computer.

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