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DEMAND-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION AND BALANCING OF TRANSCODING RESOURCES

  • US 20100017516A1
  • Filed: 07/10/2009
  • Published: 01/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for using a computing device to optimize delivery of a content item from a content distribution network to a display device, wherein the content distribution network includes at least one transcoding resource, each transcoding resource converting the content item from a first format to a second format, comprising:

  • receiving a request at the computing device to deliver the content item to the display device;

    obtaining metadata that describes the content item;

    determining a preferred technique for transcoding the content item;

    determining a state of the content distribution network;

    obtaining a predicted behavior for a user when accessing the content item on the display device;

    obtaining metadata that describes the display device;

    selecting, from said at least one transcoding resource, an optimized transcoding resource, the selection based on an evaluation of;

    the metadata that describes the content item,the preferred technique for transcoding the content item,the state of the content distribution network,the predicted behavior for the user, andthe metadata that describes the display device;

    reserving the selected transcoding resource; and

    delivering the content item to the display device on a media stream that utilizes the selected transcoding resource.

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