DYNAMIC GENERATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ASSETS FOR A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for a first media content asset;
determining whether the first media content asset is already stored; and
responsive to determining that the first media content asset is not already stored, generating by a computer the first media content asset from a second media content asset.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and software for using a network to efficiently distributing media content assets from a virtually unlimited content library and/or other storage to a plurality of client devices, as well as bi-directional local content sharing between head ends, and dynamic distribution and generation of media content assets within the network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for a first media content asset; determining whether the first media content asset is already stored; and responsive to determining that the first media content asset is not already stored, generating by a computer the first media content asset from a second media content asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to operate in accordance with the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions are for performing a method, the method comprising; responsive to receiving a request for a first media content asset, determining whether the first media content asset is already stored, and responsive to determining that the first media content asset is not already stored, generating the first media content asset from a second media content asset. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
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responsive to receiving a request for a first media content asset, determining whether the first media content asset is already stored; and responsive to determining that the first media content asset is not already stored, generating the first media content asset from a second media content asset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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