Bandwidth smoothing techniques for stored video perform end to end workahead
transmission of frames into the client playback buffer, in advance of their display times. Such …

Abstract Systems and techniques are provided for using a multi-threshold buffer model to
smooth data transmission to a client. A client to receive data such as streaming media data …

US7818775B2 - System and method for recording and time-shifting programming in a television
distribution system with limited content retention - Google Patents US7818775B2 - System and …

We consider the problem of smoothing real-time streams (such as video streams), where the
goal is to reproduce a variable-bandwidth stream remotely, while minimizing bandwidth …

Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to
automatically identify popular television programs based on the viewing of broadcast …

We consider the problem of smoothing real-time streams (such as video streams), where the
goal is to reproduce a variable-bandwidth stream remotely, while minimizing bandwidth …

In the absence of a cost-effective technology for storing optical signals, emerging optical
packet switched (OPS) networks are expected to have severely limited buffering capability …

In the absence of a cost-effective technology for storing optical signals, emerging optical
packet switched (OPS) networks are expected to have severely limited buffering capability …

With the rapid developments in wireless communication technology, people access Internet
applications anytime and anywhere. Recently, academics and industry researchers have …

With the popularization of Internet, many users can obtain various multimedia services
through heterogeneous Internet. Among these services, video streaming application is the …