System for selectively routing data via either a network that supports Internet protocol or via satellite transmission network based on size of the data
August 18, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for quickly and reliably transmitting frames of data over communications links System for sending frames from sender to receiver using connectionless protocol and receiving acknowledging frame and retransmission request frame from receiver using connection oriented protocol Methods for transmitting data Usage-based billing system for full mesh multimedia satellite network Full mesh satellite-based multimedia networking system Method and apparatus for selectively retrieving information from a source computer using a terrestrial or satellite interface Method and apparatus for selectively retrieving information from a source computer using a terrestrial or satellite interface Comprehensive global information network broadcasting system and implementation thereof Wireless request channel for use with information broadcast system Transmission announcement system and method for announcing upcoming data transmissions over a broadcast network InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 912052 filed on 08/18/1997US Classes:709/217REMOTE DATA ACCESSINGExaminersPrimary: Meky, Moustafa M.Foreign Patent References
International ClassG06F 013/00AbstractData files, video and audio data, telephone calls, and other multimedia information is multicast through a hybrid network which includes orbiting satellites and the Internet. The multimedia information is multicast to a receiving facility via an orbiting satellite or the Internet. If the status of the transmission indicates that the transmission was unsuccessful, the receiving computer will transmit a failure status to the source, and the source will transmit the multimedia information to the receiving computer, thus providing reliable data delivery. The multicast data is received by a receiving facility and the data is transmitted via industry standard non-proprietary mechanisms utilizing Internet Protocol to each of the destination computers that are members of the multicast group.Other References
Field of SearchCOMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER DATA ROUTINGCOMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTING Computer-to-computer data streaming Congestion avoiding Computer-to-computer handshaking MISCELLANEOUS DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING Client/server REMOTE DATA ACCESSING Using interconnected networks Accessing a remote server Request for retransmission | |
