METHOD FOR A CLUSTERED CENTRALIZED STREAMING SYSTEM
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1. A system for providing users with video services over a communication network comprising:
- a clustered centralized streaming system configured to receive over a communication network videos from video sources associated with a plurality of accounts and configured to transmit over a communication network said received videos or processed versions thereof to corresponding users of said plurality of accounts.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing centralized video accounts where videos are received over a communication network from video sources associated with a plurality of accounts and the videos or processed versions thereof are transmitted over a communication network to corresponding users of the plurality of accounts. In another aspect of the invention a new communication protocol for network components is disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for providing users with video services over a communication network comprising:
a clustered centralized streaming system configured to receive over a communication network videos from video sources associated with a plurality of accounts and configured to transmit over a communication network said received videos or processed versions thereof to corresponding users of said plurality of accounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of a clustered centralized streaming system providing users with video services over a communication network comprising:
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upon occurrence of an event, receiving a video stream from a video source associated with an account via a communication network; and performing an action relating to said video stream in accordance with said account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of a clustered centralized streaming system providing users with video services over a communication network comprising:
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receiving from a user a request for video; determining an account associated with said request; determining a video source valid for said account and said request; and providing video from said determined video source or a processed version thereof to said user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing a clustered centralized streaming system with video, comprising:
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upon occurrence of an event, a video source associated with an account transmitting a video stream to a clustered centralized system via a communication network, whereby said clustered centralized streaming system performs an action relating to said video stream in accordance with said account.
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22. A method of a user receiving video services over a communication network from a clustered centralized streaming system, comprising:
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a user transmitting a request for video to a clustered centralized steaming system via a communication network, and a user receiving from said clustered centralized streaming system video, originating from a video source associated with an account corresponding to said request, or a processed version thereof.
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23. A protocol for communicating between a clustered centralized streaming system and a network component, comprising:
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a network component sending a registration request, including a component identification and said clustered centralized streaming system returning a registration reply inditing success or failure for said registration request. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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