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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Andreas Ehn, Stockholm, SE;
Magnus Hult, Stockholm, SE;
Fredrik Niemelä, Stockholm, SE;
Ludvig Strigeus, Göteborg, SE;
Gunnar Kreitz, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Andreas Ehn, Stockholm, SE;
Magnus Hult, Stockholm, SE;
Fredrik Niemelä, Stockholm, SE;
Ludvig Strigeus, Göteborg, SE;
Gunnar Kreitz, Stockholm, SE;
Assignee:
Spotify AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to peer-to-peer streaming of media in a network for distribution of data. A handover function is configured to hand over the distribution of sub-streams to a client back and forth between two peers or between a peer and the central server, if at least one predefined condition is fulfilled.