Patent ID: 7546378
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A Computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions for performing a computer method, the method comprising: receiving an HTTP request for an HTTP response, wherein the HTTP request includes a get stream request; and sending the HTTP response over a network via HTTP, wherein the HTTP response comprises (i) HTTP data in HTTP packets configured using ASCII characters and (ii) streaming data configured as advanced streaming format (ASF) data in ASF packets, wherein the ASF data conforms to a data structure, wherein the data structure comprises: wherein the ASF packets include at least one ASF header packet, at least one ASF data packet, and at least one ASF end-of-stream packet; wherein each ASF packet begins with a predetermined data designator; wherein a character forms a demarcation between the streaming data and the HTTP data; wherein the ASF data comprises a predetermined switching designator, and wherein the sending of the streaming data is switched from the first data stream to the second data stream after transmission of the predetermined switching designator.