Patent ID: 8831091
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting media streams from a media server to a first client device and a second client device over a wireless channel during respective allocated portions of shared transmission frame intervals, comprising: transmitting media packets to the first client device during a first allocated portion of a first transmission frame interval(s); transmitting media packets to the second client device during a second allocated portion of the first transmission frame interval(s); establishing relative priorities for the first and second client devices based on at least one of associated wireless channel estimation information, reception characteristics, transmission acknowledgment information, client device characteristics or user feedback; and reallocating, based on relative priorities, at least one portion of the first or second allocated portions of the transmission frame interval(s) to the other of the first or second allocated portions for further transmission of media packets by the media server during a subsequent transmission frame interval.