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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
Cheuk Chan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Giri Anantharaman, San Diego, CA (US);
Greg Sherwood, San Diego, CA (US);
Osama Al-shaykh, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark Banham, San Diego, CA (US);
Cheuk Chan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Giri Anantharaman, San Diego, CA (US);
Greg Sherwood, San Diego, CA (US);
Osama Al-Shaykh, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark Banham, San Diego, CA (US);
Packet Video Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and a method transfer multiple data channels between a server and a terminal via a stream session over a network. The system and the method utilize a bitstream switching, a fast buffer filling and/or a fast playback start to facilitate a switch from a first data channel and a second data channel. The first data channel and/or the second data channel is delivered to and/or is transferred to the terminal from the server over the network via a streaming session. The server transfers second data of the second data channel to the terminal via one or more tracks which are encoded at more than one bitrate and/or are configured in one or more configurations. The terminal requests a change between the first track and/or the second track without terminating the stream session for the first data channel between the terminal and the server. As a result, the system and/or the method minimizes the delay period of time between requesting the switch to the second data channel and displaying the second data channel.