Patent ID: 8848697
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device configured to facilitate live media transmission from a remote location, the device comprising: a first modem manager for enabling transmission of a first plurality of packets over an Internet connection to a receiver via at least one wireless communication network wirelessly accessible from the remote location; a second modem manager for enabling transmission of a second plurality of packets to the receiver via at least one WiFi communication network wirelessly accessible from the remote location, wherein the first plurality of packets and the second plurality of packets are part of a live media stream; and at least one processor configured to receive the first plurality of packets and the second plurality of packets, and to distribute the first plurality of packets to the first modem manager and the second plurality of packets to the second modem manager in a manner such that the first plurality of packets are transmitted via the at least one wireless communication network and the second plurality of packets are transmitted via the at least one WiFi communication network; wherein whenever a change is detected related to a modem associated with at least one of the first modem manager and the second modem manager, the at least one processor configured to reconfigure the distribution of the first plurality of packets and the second plurality of packets, by at least changing a Forward Error Correction (FEC) associated with one of the first plurality of packets and the second plurality of packets.