Method and system for providing access to content associated with an event
First Claim
1. A method of making content associated with an event accessible to a communications device of an end user via a plurality of communication paths, the content comprising at least a streaming component, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving the content into a server system in communication with the plurality of communication paths;
(b) providing information to the end user on how to access the content;
(c) receiving an indication from the end user to receive the content via a selected one of the plurality of communication paths, the indication corresponding to an action taken by the end user in requesting the content;
(d) determining a format for the streaming component of the content requested by the end user appropriate for transmission to the end user via the selected communication path;
(e) converting the streaming component into the determined format, if the content is a format different from the determined format; and
(f) transmitting at least the streaming component of the content to the communications device of the end user via the selected communication paths.
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Abstract
A content delivery system for delivering content received from one or more external sources to end users of the system via multiple communication paths. By way of non-limiting example, content such as a voice signal transmitted via a telephone network is received by a first server of the content delivery system. The first server alone or in concert with a second server converts and encodes the voice signal into a streaming format. In response to a request from an end user to receive the content via a selected communication path, the content delivery system converts and decodes the content, if necessary, to transmit the content via the selected communication path. The end user uses a computing device in communication the selected communication path to receive the content.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of making content associated with an event accessible to a communications device of an end user via a plurality of communication paths, the content comprising at least a streaming component, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving the content into a server system in communication with the plurality of communication paths;
(b) providing information to the end user on how to access the content;
(c) receiving an indication from the end user to receive the content via a selected one of the plurality of communication paths, the indication corresponding to an action taken by the end user in requesting the content;
(d) determining a format for the streaming component of the content requested by the end user appropriate for transmission to the end user via the selected communication path;
(e) converting the streaming component into the determined format, if the content is a format different from the determined format; and
(f) transmitting at least the streaming component of the content to the communications device of the end user via the selected communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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13. The method of claim 13, wherein the selected one of the communication paths is a publicly switched telephone network.
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19. The method of claim 19, wherein the images are presentation slides.
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24. A system for providing access to content associated with an event to an end user via a plurality of communication paths, the system comprising:
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a server system for receiving the content from an external source, the server system comprising;
a first server in communication with the external source, the first server for receiving the content and converting at least a portion of the content into a first format;
a second server for encoding the content;
a third server for storing the content, the third server capable of transmitting the content via a first one of the communication paths through a first interface;
a fourth server for decoding the content into an intermediate format; and
a fifth server for converting the content into a format transmissible via a second one of the communication paths through a second interface;
wherein, in response to a request from the end user to receive at least a portion of the content on the second interface, the server system converts the portion of the content into the format, such that the converted portion of the content is transmissible via the second interface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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