US 7,529,806 B1
Partitioning of MP3 content file for emulating streamingGeneral
US 7,529,806 B1
Partitioning of MP3 content file for emulating streaming
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Wen-Tai Lin
Art Unit:
2454 Computer Networks
Agent:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Inventors:
YEVGENIY EUGENE SHTEYN
Assignee:
Priority:
11/04/99
Filed:
11/04/99
Granted:
05/05/09
Expiration:
11/04/19
Abstract
An electronic file, e.g., an MP3 file, is partitioned into a sequence of segments at the server side. The first segment is played out upon downloading. While the first segment is being played out, the second is being downloaded and buffered so that it is available when the play out of the first segment is completed. While playing out a current one of the segments, next one(s) of the segments are being downloaded and buffered. This partitioning and sequential play out enables to emulate streaming of a file and to minimize latency while downloading an electronic file.