Method and apparatus for reducing delay of media playing

Details Method and apparatus for reducing delay of media playing Method and apparatus for reducing delay of media playing

2009-02-26

2011-11-08

England, David (Department: 2443)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

C709S231000, C709S232000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08055793

ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing delay of playing media includes: a user node obtaining information on a list of nodes that can provide a desired program content; selects a best node among the nodes that can provide the program content corresponding to one or more time segments, wherein the program content is to be played in more than one time segment and the best node is closest to the user node among all the nodes; creating a connection with the selected best node; receiving media stream data of the program content from the best node; and playing the media stream data. An apparatus for reducing delay of media playing herein includes: a node information obtaining module, a best node selecting module, a connection creating module, and a playing module.

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