Patent ID: 8005199
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting a media stream to a telecommunications terminal; receiving, during the transmission of said media stream, a first signal that indicates that said telecommunications terminal has stopped receiving said media stream; receiving, after said first signal, a second signal that indicates that said telecommunications terminal can resume receiving said media stream; and re-transmitting to said telecommunications terminal, in response to said second signal, one or more portions of said media stream that were already received by said telecommunications terminal prior to the generation of said first signal; wherein said media stream comprises one or more segments; and wherein each of the segments is associated with a respective category that characterizes what the segment is; and wherein said one or more portions of said media stream are determined based, at least in part, on the category of one or more of the segments.