Patent ID: 8327406
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A server having access to at least a first set of files (S 1 ) generated by slicing an encoded multimedia content in a first set of slicing positions ({T 1,1 , . . . , T 1,K }), and a second set of files (S 2 ) generated by slicing the encoded multimedia content in a second set of slicing positions ({T 2,1 , . . . , T 2,K }) shifted in time compared to the first set of slicing positions, forming at least two sets of slices that can be decoded independently one from the other, and enclosing each slice in a file (F i,j ), thereby generating at least a first set of files (S 1 ) and a second set of files (S 2 ), said server comprising: means for receiving an initial request directed to a multimedia content from a client device, the multimedia content including at least one of audio content and video content, means for sending a document to the client device upon reception of said initial request, said document causing the client device to repetitively send a fetching request designating said multimedia content, wherein said fetching request does not identify a specific file to be sent from the server to the client device, means for selecting at least one file (F means for downloading the selected file(s) (F