Patent ID: 7117521
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting a data stream of data packets having a known arrangement from a stream sender to a stream receiver via a network connection; storing the data stream of data packets into both an original data buffer and a rendered data buffer; analyzing the transmitted data packets received at the stream receiver and stored in the original data buffer to determine whether any missing known data packets in the known data packet arrangement were not received by the stream receiver; requesting the stream sender to retransmit any missing known data packets not received at the stream receiver; retransmitting any missing known data packets from the stream sender to the stream receiver; comparing, recreated data packets at the original data buffer to the data packets stored at the rendered data buffer to form a perceived quality of streaming data score, the recreated data packets including the any missing known data packets and the data stream of data packets; and sending the perceived quality of streaming data score to a third party for evaluation purposes.