Patent ID: 8429706
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting coded data representing a digital video, from a server to a plurality of clients, at least one subset of the plurality of clients using one or more congestion control algorithms, the method employing a plurality of different types of passage signals for passing from a coded representation of the video at a given quality level to a coded representation of the video at one or more quality levels different from the given level based on a type of passage signal used, the method comprising steps of: selecting a type of passage signal to be used, from among the plurality of different types of passage signals; and sending a passage signal of the selected type at least to the at least one subset of clients using information representing a behavior of the one or more congestion control algorithms used by the at least one subset of clients, wherein the quality levels are scalability levels, and wherein the plurality of different types of passage signals include: