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Method and apparatus for a large scale distributed multimedia streaming system and its media content distribution

  • US 20050235047A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2004
  • Published: 10/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A media content distribution system for distributed multimedia streaming comprising:

  • a communications network;

    a plurality of independent media stations communicating with the network, each having a media director and a second plurality of media engines, each media engine having means for storing media content, means for retrieving media content over the network and means for streaming media content over the network, the media director having means for directing retrieval over the network of media content by a selected media engine, means for tracking content stored on the media engines and means for redirecting a content request from a media console connected to the network to a selected one of the media engines storing content corresponding to the request for streaming;

    at least one distribution center communicating over the network and having a media location registry communicating with the media director in each media station, the media location registry storing the location of all media content in the media stations, and means for downloading content to be presented.

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