Patent ID: 7174384
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data over a network to at least one client having a latency time to initiate transmission of said data to the client, including the steps of: generating M anti-latency data streams containing at least a leading portion of data for receipt by the client, wherein said data is fragmented into K segments each requiring a time T to transmit over the network, and wherein each of the M anti-latency data streams contains substantially identical data having J segments that are repeated continuously within said anti-latency data stream, and each successive anti-latency data stream is staggered by an anti-latency time interval ≧T; and generating N interactive data streams containing at least a remaining portion of said data for the client to merge into after receiving at least a portion of an anti-latency data stream, wherein each of the N interactive data streams repeats continuously within said interactive data stream, and each successive interactive data stream is staggered by an interactive time interval; wherein: where R is the length of time required to transmit said data over the network.