Patent ID: 8661491

Claim:
A method of operating a network server device, the method comprising: establishing a session with a client device; transmitting a first base segment providing first base content for a first time segment to the client device; transmitting a second base segment providing second base content for a second time segment to the client device; transmitting an additive segment including additive content for the second time segment to the client device, wherein the additive content is synchronized with the second base content, and a resolution of a combination of the additive content and the second base content is greater than a resolution of the first base content; transmitting a third base segment providing third base content for a third time segment to the client device; and transmitting a second additive segment including second additive content for the third time segment to the client device wherein the second additive content is synchronized with the third base content, wherein a resolution of a combination of the second additive content and the third base content is greater than a resolution of a combination of the first additive content and the second base content.