Patent ID: 6651089
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A server comprising:a first module for receiving a request for a surfing-friendly signal, where said request received by said first module specifies contents of said surfing-friendly signal in that said first module specifies a set of channels to be included in said surfing-friendly signals, and also specifies a channel in said set as a current interest channel that is to be at full fidelity; a second module for requesting incoming packet streams, from sources; a third module, responsive to said request, that selects one packet stream from among said incoming packet streams as the channel of current interest, and selects a set of other packet streams from said incoming packet streams, to form said surfing-friendly signal, that includes said current interest channel, and a set of reduced fidelity packet streams forming surfing channels, where each of the surfing channels corresponds to a different one of said packet streams in said set of other packet streams.