Progressive download gateway

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H04L 12/66 (2006.01) H04N 7/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2657426

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a gateway for delivering scalable media files from a web server to a client in a manner that allows dynamic thinning. The gateway includes a control module for receiving a request for a scalable media file, forwarding the request to a web server, receiving the scalable media file from the web server using a first protocol, transmitting a redirect message to the client, and receiving a streaming request from the client in response; a packet processor for packetizing the scalable media file to produce raw scalable media packets; an encapsulation module for encapsulating the raw scalable media packets using a second protocol to produce encapsulated scalable media packets; and an output module for streaming the encapsulated scalable media packets to the client in response to the streaming request. The gateway may also include a module for thinning the raw scalable media packets prior to encapsulation.

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