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System and method for accounting for variations in client capabilities in the distribution of a media presentation

  • US 20010029523A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2001
  • Published: 10/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for preparing a multimedia presentation for transmission to a client over a network, the method comprising:

  • allowing a producer of the presentation to identify elements of software which process data representing resources used in the presentation;

    allowing the producer to specify connections between two or more elements, wherein a connection represents a flow of data from one element to another element;

    allowing the producer to specify a plurality of resources to be processed by the identified elements and location data indicating the locations of the resources on one or more servers connectable to the network; and

    generating a set of presentation data structures, including the identified elements, connections, and resources, for transmission to a client to thereby enable the client to reproduce the multimedia presentation from the presentation data structures by retrieving at least some of the resources and processing the retrieved resources with the identified elements in accordance with the specified connections.

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