Patent ID: 7877439
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04L,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
1. Data requesting device connected through at least one communication network to at least one data server, comprising: sending means for sending requests of determined data to a server via said at least one communication network, receiving means for receiving streamed data from said server via said at least one communication network and for providing said data to processing means for them to be exploited, control means for producing pause control signals, to pause data streaming from said server, and to trigger the sending of said pause control signals to said server via said at least one communication network through said sending means, a maintenance means for generating normal state signals for said server to indicate a normal operation at said data requesting device, and for triggering periodic transmission of said normal state signals to said server via said at least one communication network through said sending means, said receiving means receives a special warning message from said server via said at least one communication network when said server has not received said normal state signals in due time, and said maintenance means triggering a sending of a normal state signal to said server via said at least one communication network when said at least one special warning message is received, said due time for reception of normal state signals being given by an expected time period increased by a duration depending on a round-trip time for communication between said data requesting device and said server via said at least one communication network.