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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Jarno Marchetto, Genestrario, CH;
Emanuele LA Cognata, Blasca, CH;
Inventors:
Jarno Marchetto, Genestrario, CH;
Emanuele La Cognata, Blasca, CH;
Assignee:
Darby & Mohaine, L.L.C., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for determining a wait time (t) to be used between successive transmissions of packets of a content to achieve a selected target bandwidth Bfor the transmission. The wait time between successive packets of a content being transmitted is determined as a function of the selected target bandwidth (B) to be achieved during the transmission and the size (P) of the packets based on the algorithm The invention provides bandwidth control at the source (the sending device) without relying on network Quality of Service (QoS) facilities.