Title: Method and apparatus for media data transmission
Patent application publication number: 20070022215
Publication date: January 25, 2007
Filing date: July 18, 2006 (priority to July 19, 2005)
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AIPW Summary: A method for preparing and transmitting (preferably in packet form) of time related sequences of media data, i.e., the QuickTime file format. This file format uses and manipulates meta-data, which is then used to map to the associated media data. “Hints” for packetizing a sequence of the media data are created and can be stored separately from the media data. A hint is an executable instruction for the server to packetize a portion of the media data (see paragraph 0086). The packetized media data is then sent to an intended recipient.