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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Rajesh Gunnalan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Mihhail Konovalov, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrei Kargalov, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dharmendra Thotakura, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides techniques and solutions for facilitating low-latency media streaming. Streaming techniques include sending or receiving blocks, where a block contains a sequence identifier for a media type and a single discrete sample of a particular media type. The block does not contain a sample of another media type. The sequence identifier can be used for purposes such as reducing the length of a run of blocks of a particular media type, reordering blocks, or duplicating duplicate blocks. The sequence identifiers also facilitate peer-to-peer streaming techniques, as they can assist in processing blocks that are received by a streaming client from multiple peers.