Multi-output packet server with independent streams

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8671163
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13449663

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A method of serving content to multiple clients via a network is provided. Independent sessions with each of a plurality of clients are maintained, wherein the number of clients in the plurality of clients can vary over time, and wherein the start of each session and the end of each session can be independent of the start and end of other sessions. A stream of packet payloads is received, each packet payload of the stream of packet payloads including data generated from the content, wherein each packet payload in at least a subset of the stream of packet payloads includes a different set of data. Each packet payload in the stream of packet payloads is transmitted to each client of the plurality of clients in corresponding packets, wherein the packet payload transmitted to a client at any particular time is independent of the state of the corresponding session.

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  • DIGITAL FOUNTAIN, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Attias, Roberto Richmond, US 16 381
Byers, John Newton, US 6 492
Hernek, Diane Oakland, US 6 381
Kushi, David San Francisco, US 4 354
Luby, Michael Berkeley, US 18 1173
Perrig, Adrian Berkeley, US 17 819
Rasmussen, Lars San Francisco, US 12 415
Simu, Serban San Jose, US 31 1131
Vainish, Ronen Sunnyvale, US 6 469
Walfish, Michael San Francisco, US 9 596

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