US Patent 7349984 Receiver driven media streaming in a network node

The invention relates to a device for either generating or maintaining an organic data network having an dynamic topology, comprisinga data processing unit,at least one data connection to a data network to which several devices provided with a data processing unit are connected by means of a data connection, andsoftware havinga receiving routine for receiving data packages of at least one transmitting device in the data network,a transmission routine for transmitting data packages, received from the transmitting device or devices in the data network to at least one receiving device that is connected to the data network, independent of the transmitting device or devices.