SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING STREAMING INTERACTIVE VIDEO

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide data processing systems that improve users' ability to manipulate and access audio and video media.SOLUTION: A server center for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V) includes a plurality of servers that run one or more applications and an inbound routing network that receives packet streams from users via a first network interface and routes the packet to one or more of the servers. An output routing network that routes the compressed A/V data to each of the users over a corresponding communication channel via a second interface, and the compression unit is operable to modify a compression rate responsive to current characteristics of the corresponding communication channel for each user to optimize performance of the applications.