Patent ID: 8200747
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of handing off a media session, said method comprising: forwarding a first media segment from a first server node to a client node, said first media segment comprising a first portion of an encoded item of media content stored at said first server node in lieu of storing said item of media content in its entirety at said first server node; and said first server node specifying handoff information used for transferring said media session to a second server node, wherein as part of said media session said second server forwards a second media segment comprising a second portion of said item of media content, wherein said second server does not comprise said first portion of said media segment and said first server does not comprise said second portion of said media segment, and wherein handoff of said media session to said second server node occurs between said first and second media segments.