System and method for processing content
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1. A system for routing media content files having different format characteristics to a plurality of clients over a communication network comprising:
- a content translation router operable to retrieve the content files,said content translation router including a plurality of processing modules, wherein each of the processing modules is operable to modify content files having differing format characteristics to be compatible for transmission over the communication network for viewing at different ones of the clients, wherein the content translation router is operable to modify multiple different content files concurrently.
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A system for routing media content files having different format characteristics to a plurality of clients over a communication network includes a content translation router. The content translation router is capable of retrieving the content files. In addition, the content translation router includes processing modules for concurrently modifying content files having differing format characteristics to be compatible for transmission over the communication network for viewing at different ones of the clients.
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1. A system for routing media content files having different format characteristics to a plurality of clients over a communication network comprising:
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a content translation router operable to retrieve the content files, said content translation router including a plurality of processing modules, wherein each of the processing modules is operable to modify content files having differing format characteristics to be compatible for transmission over the communication network for viewing at different ones of the clients, wherein the content translation router is operable to modify multiple different content files concurrently. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for routing media content files to a plurality of clients over a communication network comprising:
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receiving a plurality of content files having different format characteristics; and concurrently modifying the format characteristics of selected ones of the content files to be compatible for transmission over the communications network and for reproduction at selected clients. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for routing media content files to a plurality of clients over a communication network, the media content files having multiple format characteristics which are not compatible for reception and display at the clients, comprising:
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a content store for storing a plurality of the media content files, a content translation router coupled with said content store to selectively retrieve ones of the stored content files, said content translation router including processing modules for modifying the format characteristics of selected ones of the stored content files in multiple ways to be compatible for transmission over the communication network for display on the clients, a server for receiving requests from ones of the clients for media content files stored in said content store, said server causing said content translation router to retrieve the requested media content files and to modify the media content files, the modified media content files then being transmitted from said content translation router to the requesting clients for display. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for routing media content files to a plurality of clients over a communication network, the media content files having multiple format characteristics which are not compatible to reception and display at the clients, comprising:
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storing a plurality of the media content files, selectively retrieving ones of the stored content files, modifying the format characteristics of selected ones of the stored content files to be compatible for transmission over the communication network for display on the clients, receiving requests from ones of the clients for stored media content files, retrieving the requested media content files and concurrently modifying the media content files, and transmitting the modified media content files to the requesting clients for reproduction. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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