Method for handling off multiple description streaming media sessions between servers in fixed and mobile streaming media systems
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for handling off multiple description streaming media sessions between servers in fixed and mobile streaming media systems 有权
    用于处理固定和移动流媒体系统中的服务器之间的多描述流媒体会话的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06996618B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-07

    申请号:US09898807

    申请日:2001-07-03

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method for handing off to a second server, in either a fixed or mobile streaming media system, a multiple description streaming session between a first server and either a fixed or mobile client. In one embodiment, the present invention recites selecting a second server to receive a handoff of a multiple description streaming media session between the first server and the client. In this embodiment, the multiple description streaming media session is comprised of a first multiple description bitstream and a second multiple description bitstream. The present embodiment further recites receiving at the second server, the second multiple description bitstream for streaming to the client. This embodiment further recites sending the second multiple description bitstream from the second server to the client.

    摘要翻译: 一种在固定或移动流媒体系统中切换到第二服务器的方法,在第一服务器和固定或移动客户端之间的多描述流会话。 在一个实施例中,本发明阐述了选择第二服务器以接收第一服务器和客户端之间的多描述流媒体会话的切换。 在该实施例中,多描述流媒体会话由第一多重描述比特流和第二多个描述比特流组成。 本实施例进一步在第二服务器处接收第二多个描述比特流,以便流式传送到客户端。 该实施例进一步叙述将第二多重描述比特流从第二服务器发送到客户端。

    Method for handing off streaming media sessions between wireless base stations in a mobile streaming media system
    2.
    发明授权
    Method for handing off streaming media sessions between wireless base stations in a mobile streaming media system 有权
    用于在移动流媒体系统中的无线基站之间切换流媒体会话的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07200402B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US09898572

    申请日:2001-07-03

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20

    摘要: A method for performing a soft-handoff in a mobile streaming media system, and a method for performing a hard-handoff in a mobile streaming media system are is disclosed. In the soft-handoff embodiment, the present invention detects that a channel quality between a mobile client and a first base station remains above a drop threshold and that a channel quality between the mobile client and a second base station increases from below to above an add threshold. The present embodiment then sends a first multiple description bitstream from the first base station to the mobile client and sends a complementary second multiple description bitstream from the second base station to the mobile client. This method thereby provides improved utilization of wireless bandwidth during soft-handoffs, in contrast to conventional systems where the same bitstream is transmitted from each base station. In both the cases of soft-handoffs and hard-handoffs, when a mobile client enters a cell whose base station has no free capacity, the base station may prevent call dropping by reducing the number of descriptions being served to the existing clients and thereby providing capacity (at least one description) for the new client. These methods provide improved utilization of wireless bandwidth during soft-handoffs, and reduced probability of service disruption during both soft-handoffs and hard-handoffs.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在移动流媒体系统中执行软切换的方法,以及用于在移动流媒体系统中执行硬切换的方法。 在软切换实施例中,本发明检测到移动客户端与第一基站之间的信道质量保持高于丢弃阈值,并且移动客户端与第二基站之间的信道质量从下至上增加 阈。 本实施例然后将第一多个描述比特流从第一基站发送到移动客户端,并将互补的第二多个描述比特流从第二基站发送到移动客户端。 因此,与从每个基站发送相同比特流的常规系统相比,该方法从而提供了在软切换期间无线带宽的改进的利用。 在软切换和硬切换的情况下,当移动客户端进入其基站没有可用容量的小区时,基站可以通过减少向现有客户端提供的描述的数量来防止呼叫丢弃,从而提供 新客户端的容量(至少一个描述)。 这些方法在软切换期间提供了无线带宽的改进的利用,并且在软切换和硬切换期间降低了服务中断的概率。

    Method for assigning a streaming media session to a server in fixed and mobile streaming media systems
    3.
    发明授权
    Method for assigning a streaming media session to a server in fixed and mobile streaming media systems 有权
    将流媒体会话分配给固定和移动流媒体系统中的服务器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06941378B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-06

    申请号:US09898800

    申请日:2001-07-03

    摘要: A method for assigning servers to provide multiple description bitstreams to a mobile client (in a mobile client environment) or to a fixed client (in a fixed client environment). In one embodiment, the present invention, upon receiving a request from a mobile client to have media data streamed thereto, analyzes a plurality of servers to determine a first candidate server for providing a first multiple description bitstream to the base station along a first path. The present method also determines a second candidate server for providing a second multiple description bitstream to the base station along a second path. The present method then sends a request to the first candidate server to provide the first multiple description bitstream to a mobile client through a base station along the first path, and also sends a request to the second candidate server to provide the second multiple description bitstream to the mobile client through the same base station along a second path. In another embodiment, there are two separate paths from two separate servers to two separate base stations and then from each base station there is a separate path to the mobile client. In still another embodiment, there are two paths from a single server to two separate base stations and then from each base station there is a separate path to the mobile client. In one fixed client embodiment, the present invention is able to assign a plurality of servers to provide a plurality of MD bitstreams to the fixed client.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于分配服务器以向移动客户端(在移动客户端环境中)或固定客户端(在固定客户端环境中)提供多个描述比特流的方法。 在一个实施例中,本发明在从移动客户端接收到流媒体数据流的请求时分析多个服务器以确定第一候选服务器,用于沿着第一路径向基站提供第一多个描述比特流。 本方法还确定用于沿着第二路径向基站提供第二多描述比特流的第二候选服务器。 本方法然后向第一候选服务器发送请求,以通过沿着第一路径的基站向移动客户端提供第一多个描述比特流,并且还向第二候选服务器发送请求以将第二多个描述比特流提供给 移动客户端通过相同的基站沿着第二条路径。 在另一个实施例中,存在从两个分离的服务器到两个单独的基站的两个单独的路径,然后从每个基站到达移动客户端的单独的路径。 在另一个实施例中,存在从单个服务器到两个单独基站的两条路径,然后从每个基站到达移动客户端的单独路径。 在一个固定客户端实施例中,本发明能够分配多个服务器以向固定客户端提供多个MD比特流。

    Memory compression for computer systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Memory compression for computer systems 有权
    计算机系统的内存压缩

    公开(公告)号:US06857047B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-15

    申请号:US10167358

    申请日:2002-06-10

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08 G06F12/00

    摘要: A computer system is provided including a processor, a persistent storage device, and a main memory connected to the processor and the persistent storage device. The main memory includes a compressed cache for storing data retrieved from the persistent storage device after compression and an operating system. The operating system includes a plurality of interconnected software modules for accessing the persistent storage device and a filter driver interconnected between two of the plurality of software modules for managing memory capacity of the compressed cache and the buffer cache.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种包括处理器,持久存储设备和连接到处理器和永久存储设备的主存储器的计算机系统。 主存储器包括压缩缓存,用于存储在压缩之后从持久存储设备检索的数据和操作系统。 操作系统包括用于访问永久存储设备的多个互连的软件模块和在多个软件模块中的两个之间互连的用于管理压缩高速缓存和缓冲区高速缓存的存储器容量的过滤驱动器。

    Session handoff of segmented media data
    6.
    发明授权
    Session handoff of segmented media data 有权
    分段媒体数据的会话切换

    公开(公告)号:US08200747B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-12

    申请号:US10195081

    申请日:2002-07-12

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A method and system thereof for handing off a media session are described. In one embodiment, a first media segment is forwarded to a client node. The first media segment includes a portion of an item of media content stored in lieu of storing the item of media content in its entirety. The item of media content is segmented according to segmentation characteristics. Handoff information used for transferring the media session to another server node is specified. The handoff of the media session to the other server node occurs when the forwarding of the first media segment is completed, such that the handoff occurs between media segments.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于切换媒体会话的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中,第一媒体段被转发到客户端节点。 第一媒体段包括存储的媒体内容的一部分,而不是整体地存储媒体内容的项目。 根据分割特征对媒体内容进行细分。 指定用于将媒体会话传送到另一个服务器节点的切换信息。 当第一媒体段的转发完成时,媒体会话到另一个服务器节点的越区切换,使得切换发生在媒体段之间。

    Virtual memory system utilizing data compression implemented through a device

    公开(公告)号:US06516397B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-04

    申请号:US09829496

    申请日:2001-04-09

    IPC分类号: G06F1200

    摘要: A method of operating a data processing system having a main memory divided into memory pages that are swapped into and out of main memory when the main memory becomes short. The data processing system has an operating system that sends page store commands specifying memory pages to be stored in a swap file and page retrieve commands specifying memory pages to be retrieved from the swap file and stored in the main memory. The present invention provides a swap driver that utilizes compression code for converting one of the memory pages that is to be swapped out of main memory to a compressed memory page. The data processing memory includes a compressed page region that is used to store the compressed memory pages. A page table in the compressed page region specifies the location of each compressed page and the page address corresponding to that page. The swap driver compresses at least one of the memory pages specified in one of the page store commands to provide a corresponding compressed memory page and causes that compressed memory page to be stored in the compressed page region. The swap driver also searches the page table for a page identified in one of the retrieve commands. The swap driver causes that page to be moved to a corresponding area of main memory after decompressing the page if the swap driver finds an entry in the page table indicating that the page is stored in the compressed page region.

    Method and system for managing a streaming media service
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and system for managing a streaming media service 有权
    用于管理流媒体服务的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07613768B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-03

    申请号:US10698685

    申请日:2003-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for managing a streaming media service. The method includes receiving a request for a streaming media service from a client and the streaming media service includes a media service component. A service location manager is selected to which to provide the request from a plurality of service location managers. Additionally, a service provider is selected to which to assign the media service component from a plurality of service providers of a network. Furthermore, the service provider is informed of the assignment to perform the media service component. The service provider is caused to prepare to perform the streaming media service on streaming media. Moreover, information is used to determine whether to initiate a handoff of the streaming media service from the service provider to another service provider. If it is determined to initiate the handoff, the handoff is initiated.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的一个实施例包括用于管理流媒体服务的方法。 该方法包括从客户端接收流媒体服务的请求,流媒体服务包括媒体服务组件。 选择服务位置管理器以向多个服务位置管理器提供请求。 另外,选择服务提供商来从多个网络的服务提供商分配媒体服务组件。 此外,向服务提供者通知执行媒体服务组件的分配。 使服务提供商准备在流媒体上执行流媒体服务。 此外,信息用于确定是否发起流媒体服务从服务提供商到另一服务提供商的切换。 如果确定启动切换,则启动切换。