Method and apparatus for preprocessing and postprocessing content in an interactive information distribution system
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1. Method for preprocessing content for a stream caching server in an interactive information distribution system, said method comprising:
- retrieving content in a first subscriber terminal;
transcoding said retrieved content into a plurality of MPEG packets;
uploading said transcoded content a http server coupled to an access network;
encapsulating said transcoded content in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP) format supported by said stream caching server; and
transmitting said encapsulated content for storage in said stream caching server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for preprocessing and preprocessing content in an interactive information distribution system. Content is retrieved from a storage medium and encapsulated in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP) format. The encapsulated content is then uploaded for storage in a stream caching server and for future streaming of content to different types of access networks.
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1. Method for preprocessing content for a stream caching server in an interactive information distribution system, said method comprising:
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retrieving content in a first subscriber terminal;
transcoding said retrieved content into a plurality of MPEG packets;
uploading said transcoded content a http server coupled to an access network;
encapsulating said transcoded content in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP) format supported by said stream caching server; and
transmitting said encapsulated content for storage in said stream caching server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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14. A system for preprocessing content for a stream caching server in an interactive information distribution system, said system comprising:
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a first subscriber terminal for receiving content, transcoding said content into a plurality of MPEG packets, and uploading said transcoded content to an access network; and
a digital link for encapsulating said transcoded content in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP) supported by said stream caching server, and transmitting said encapsulated content to said stream caching server.
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27. A method for use in a client server system, comprising:
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loading, into a client, content local to said client;
loading into said client as necessary, the transcoding application from said server, said transcoding application operative to transcode or encode content into a desired player format;
transcoding or encoding said loaded content into said desired player format;
encapsulating said transcoded content into a desired transport format; and
uploading said encapsulated content to said server.
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