Patent ID: 7035874
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of streaming data from a database system to a client system, comprising: receiving a stream request at a database system from a streaming server to stream a selection of media data where at least part of the media data is stored in a media object; opening a cursor indicating the media object, where the cursor locks the media object and prevents the media object from being altered; sending a reference to the media object to the streaming server; sending a media type of the media data stored in the media object to the streaming server; opening a media socket, where the media socket is identified by media socket information, and where the media socket is used to establish a media connection between the database system and the client system; sending the media socket information to the streaming server; and streaming the media data in the media object across the media connection to the client system using a quality of service module in the database system, where the quality of service module uses one or more dedicated quality of service module tasks to stream data.