Patent ID: 8806287
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for retransmission of packet data over a client-server network architecture, comprising: (a) maintaining for a particular client in the client-server network architecture a plurality of long term network connection characteristics that describe characteristics of a plurality of previous network connections between the particular client and a server, wherein the plurality of previous network connections comprise network connections where data is transferred between the particular client and the server, other than a current network connection, wherein the maintaining includes storing to a database the plurality of long term network connection characteristics for the particular client and client specific data not related to connection characteristics; (b) determining for the particular client in the client-server network architecture an efficient retransmission scheme for retransmitting packet data based on the plurality of long term network connection characteristics maintained for the particular client; and (c) retransmitting packet data to the particular client according to the particular client's determined efficient retransmission scheme.