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Peer-to-web broadcasting

  • US 20080098101A1
  • Filed: 10/20/2006
  • Published: 04/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for peer-to-web media broadcasting, comprising:

  • a plurality of publisher computers, for broadcasting media over the Internet, each publisher computer comprising;

    a video transcoder for streaming bit-rate targeted video data; and

    an image processor for applying graphical effects to images;

    a plurality of HTTP web client computers for viewing broadcasted media;

    an application server for transmitting web page content to HTTP web client computers, comprising a database management system for storing and retrieving publisher authentication information;

    at least one switchboard server, for managing TCP/IP connections between online publisher computers and HTTP web client computers;

    a load balancer for distributing incoming client requests among said at least one switchboard server; and

    a storage volume that is mounted on each of said at least one HTTP switchboard servers, for caching portions of media received from publishing computers.

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