QUICK START FOR STREAM ENVIRONMENT Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC G06F15/16 H04L29/06 

FIELD: physics; computer facilities.

SUBSTANCE: invention concerns transmission of stream environment. The quick start for the stream environment includes one or both from next ways: a way intended, for start with a prediction, and a way intended for switching of the channel (channels) of delivery during line transmission. Start with a prediction gives the chance to a source of the information of the environment to predict, to what the multi-format stream (streams) is required the requesting client device, and to start line transmission of this predicted multi-format stream (streams) in the client device. The way of switching of the channel of delivery gives the chance to a source of the information of the environment to start line transmission of the predicted multi-format stream (streams) with usage of one channel of delivery (for example, with usage of the transmission control protocol (TCP)), and then to check, whether other channel of delivery (for example will work, with usage of the user datagram protocol (UDP)) and to switch in this other channel of delivery if it works.

EFFECT: hold time reduction between inquiry of playback of the stream environment and the beginning of playback of the stream environment.

43 cl, 8 dwg