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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2003
Applicant:
Jody Shapiro, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jody Shapiro, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for remotely determining the configuration of a computer of a multimedia content user includes sending player detection code to the user's computer and receiving configuration information regarding the user's computer. A method of determining a connection speed of a computer includes determining a size of a timing block based on an estimated bandwidth and retrieving the timing block. The connection speed is determined based on the timing block size and the times at which transfer begins and ends.