APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING WEB-BASED MULTIMEDIA TO A MOBILE PHONE
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an RSS feed that references multimedia files meeting one or more criteria;
generating dynamically a playlist from the multimedia files, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file;
receiving an updated RSS feed that references one or more additional multimedia files meeting the one or more criteria; and
generating dynamically a second playlist from the multimedia files and the one or more additional multimedia files.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dynamically providing web-based multimedia to a mobile phone are described. According to one embodiment, an RSS feed is received that references multimedia files meeting one or more criteria. A playlist is generated dynamically from the multimedia files. The playlist is a single virtual multimedia file. An updated RSS feed is received that references one or more additional multimedia files meeting the one or more criteria. A second playlist is generated dynamically from the multimedia files and the one or more additional multimedia files.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving an RSS feed that references multimedia files meeting one or more criteria; generating dynamically a playlist from the multimedia files, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file; receiving an updated RSS feed that references one or more additional multimedia files meeting the one or more criteria; and generating dynamically a second playlist from the multimedia files and the one or more additional multimedia files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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searching automatically at a first time for multimedia files stored on one or more web servers meeting one or more criteria; generating dynamically a playlist from the multimedia files, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file; searching automatically at a second time for one or more additional multimedia files stored on the one or more web servers meeting the one or more criteria; and generating dynamically a second playlist from the multimedia files and the one or more additional multimedia files. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a request to accept multimedia files from a subscriber via a message; parsing the message to determine if the request is valid using a front-end server; and sending a request to one or more interlinked back end servers to ingest and publish the multimedia files, the one or more interlinked back end servers dynamically generating a playlist from the multimedia files, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving multimedia files meeting one or more criteria; saving the multimedia files on a distributed cluster file storage system, wherein the multimedia files are saved to at least two storage devices running on separate file servers; generating dynamically a playlist from the multimedia files, wherein the playlist is a single virtual multimedia file; streaming the playlist from the distributed cluster file storage system. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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