Apparatus and method for transcoding data received by a recording device
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1. A data recording apparatus comprising:
- means for storing content information, when received, as data in a first digital format, and means for transcoding the stored data to a second digital format, at least partially in an off-line mode, the second data format being different from the first data format.
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Abstract
There is provided a system, method and software application that receives a data stream via a data network such as the Internet. The received data is recorded in a data storage device. The system stores various transcoding algorithms for a variety of playback devices and transfer networks. The recorded data is then transcoded into a format compatible with other devices or data transfer constraints. A user can interface with the system to input information particular to the other devices and transfers. This information is stored by the system and used to determine the transcoding algorithm best suited to the needs of the user based on the user input.
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1. A data recording apparatus comprising:
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means for storing content information, when received, as data in a first digital format, and means for transcoding the stored data to a second digital format, at least partially in an off-line mode, the second data format being different from the first data format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data recording apparatus comprising:
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at least one input;
a data processor;
a data storage device for storing content information, and a memory for storing code for at least one processing algorithm;
wherein the content information is received, as data in a first digital format, via the input and stored in the data storage device, the data is transcoded into a second format according to the at least one processing algorithm, the transcoding is done, at least partially, in an off-line mode and the second data format being different from the first data format. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A software application (SW) for control of playback of content information, comprising:
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a storage module enabling storage of the content information; and
a transcoding module to enable a transcoding of the stored content information in at least partially an off-line mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of enabling playback of content information, comprising:
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receiving the content information in a datastream;
storing the received content information, and transcoding the stored content information in at least partially an off-line mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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