APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT MULTIMEDIA COMPRESSION AND DISTRIBUTION
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1. A method comprising:
- storing multimedia content compressed using a first compression type in an interim storage buffer, said first compression type being that at which said compressed multimedia content was transmitted by a multimedia content broadcaster;
converting said compression type of said multimedia content from said first compression type to a second compression type; and
storing said multimedia content compressed using said second compression type in a long term storage buffer.
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Abstract
A method implemented on a multimedia storage apparatus comprises storing digital multimedia content, compressed using a first compression type, in an interim storage buffer, the first compression type being the type at which the digital multimedia content was transmitted by a multimedia content broadcaster; decompressing the multimedia content; recompressing the multimedia content using a second compression to create recompressed multimedia content; and storing the recompressed multimedia content in a long term storage buffer.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing multimedia content compressed using a first compression type in an interim storage buffer, said first compression type being that at which said compressed multimedia content was transmitted by a multimedia content broadcaster;
converting said compression type of said multimedia content from said first compression type to a second compression type; and
storing said multimedia content compressed using said second compression type in a long term storage buffer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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compressing an incoming multimedia signal in real time to produce first-compressed multimedia content;
storing said first-compressed multimedia content;
converting said first-compressed multimedia content to second-compressed multimedia content having a different compression format than said first-compressed multimedia content; and
storing said second-compressed multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for storing and playing back multimedia content comprising:
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means for storing multimedia content compressed using a first compression type in an interim storage buffer, said first compression type being that at which said compressed multimedia content was transmitted by a multimedia content broadcaster;
means for converting said compression type of said multimedia content from said first compression type to a second compression type; and
means for storing said multimedia content compressed using said second compression type in a long term storage buffer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for storing and playing back multimedia content comprising:
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first compression means for compressing an incoming multimedia signal in real time to produce first-compressed multimedia content;
first storage means for storing said first-compressed multimedia content;
second compression means for converting said first-compressed multimedia content to second-compressed multimedia content having a different compression format than said first-compressed multimedia content; and
second storage means for storing said second-compressed multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. The system of clam 27 wherein said different compression format is selected by a user.
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36. A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
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storing multimedia content compressed using a first compression type in an interim storage buffer, said first compression type being that at which said compressed multimedia content was transmitted by a multimedia content broadcaster;
converting said compression type of said multimedia content from said first compression type to a second compression type; and
storing said multimedia content compressed using said second compression type in a long term storage buffer.
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