Patent ID: 8266315

Claim:
A method for receiving streaming content over a network, the network enabling communication between a first consumer node, a second consumer node, and a production node, the method comprising: initiating, from the first consumer node, a first connection to the second consumer node; receiving, in response to initiation of the first connection over the network to the second consumer node, one or more data packages corresponding to at least a part of the content; deciding at the first consumer node to receive content both from the second consumer node and from the production node; selecting, from an inventory residing on the first consumer node, address data identifying a location of the production node; initiating, from the first consumer node, a second connection over the network to the production node by using the address data; receiving, in response to initiation of the second connection to the production node, one or more data packages corresponding to at least a part of the content; and making incoming content received from the second consumer node ready for processing and play-back at the first consumer node, so that part of the content is streamed to a stream target at the first consumer node, while another part of the content is being received from the production node.