MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS METHOD

摘要

Communication methods for sending media between a sending node and receiving node during a conversation. The method enables the system to provide real time call functionality using a best-efforts mode of message delivery at rate "good enough" for rendering as soon as possible, and the guaranteed eventual delivery of exact copies of the messages as transmitted by requesting retransmission of full copies of any good enough copies of media, or any missing or corrupted data from the originally saved perfect copy.