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Searching for transient streaming multimedia resources

  • US 20080021874A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2006
  • Published: 01/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a computing system to locate media resources on a network, the method comprising:

  • (a) receiving a search request characterizing a desired media resource;

    (b) in response to receiving the search request;

    (i) querying a catalog of transient media resources located on a network to identify transient media resources responsive to the search request, the transient media resources being contained in a plurality of real-time data streams;

    (ii) querying a catalog of static media resources located on the network to identify static media resources responsive to the search request, the static media resources not being contained in real-time data streams; and

    (c) merging the transient media resources identified from the catalog of transient media resources with the static media resources identified from the catalog of static media resources to produce search results that are responsive to the search request.

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