Patent ID: 6598075
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method for presenting a networked presentation, comprising the steps of:transmitting presentation control information to a first user at a first client node, wherein the presentation control information provides information for identifying a first collection of one or more presentation segments for presenting on the first client node, and for identifying an alternative collection of one or more presentation segments for presenting on the first client node, wherein the first and the alternative collections are each replaceable with the other when presenting the presentation; selecting, using performance information for the first communications network, one of the first and the alternative collections for transmitting to the first client node; first transmitting to the first user a selected one of the first and alternative collections of presentation segments using a first communication network protocol; second transmitting to a second user a second collection of presentation segments via a second communication network protocol different from the first communication network protocol; wherein the selected collection and the second collection are presented, respectively, to the first and second users substantially concurrently, and the selected and second collections have corresponding presentation contents.