Method and Apparatus for Unifying Interfaces at Content Sources and Content Distributors
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating distribution of content from content sources to content distributors, comprising:
- receiving, from a content source, meta-data associated with a content item available from the content source; and
propagating, toward a content distributor, a notification regarding availability of the content item from the content source, wherein the notification comprises at least a portion of the associated meta-data.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for facilitating distribution of content from content sources to content distributors. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving meta-data associated with a content item available from the content source and propagating a notification regarding availability of the content item from the content source, where the notification comprises at least a portion of the associated meta-data. The meta-data is received from a content source from which the content item is available. The notification message for the content item, including at least a portion of the meta-data is propagated toward a content distributor, thereby enabling the content distributor to obtain a copy of the content item for use in serving requests for the content item originating from end users served by the content distributor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating distribution of content from content sources to content distributors, comprising:
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receiving, from a content source, meta-data associated with a content item available from the content source; and propagating, toward a content distributor, a notification regarding availability of the content item from the content source, wherein the notification comprises at least a portion of the associated meta-data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium storing a software program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for facilitating distribution of content to end users, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a content source, meta-data associated with a content item; and propagating, toward a content distributor, a notification regarding availability of the content item from the content source, wherein the notification comprises at least a portion of the associated meta-data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for facilitating distribution of content to end users, comprising:
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means for receiving, from a content source, meta-data associated with a content item; and means for propagating, toward a content distributor, a notification regarding availability of the content item from the content source, wherein the notification comprises at least a portion of the associated meta-data.
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