AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT DISCOVERY FOR MEDIA SUBMISSION

• US 20110035508A1
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Published: 02/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Muller, Max, Fosback, Jason Robert, Cortes, Ricardo D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,729,609 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/235
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols

Abstract

Systems and methods for transporting media content data over a network to a media submission system are disclosed. A client media submission program may be provided that supports media submission to the media submission system using a plurality of transport mechanisms. One of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission may be determined based at least in part on configuration criteria. The media content data may be submitted over the network to the media submission system using the determined one of the transport mechanisms.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for transporting media content data over a network to a media submission system, the method comprising:

providing a client media submission program that supports media submission to the media submission system using a plurality of transport mechanisms;

determining one of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission based at least in part on configuration criteria; and

submitting the media content data over the network to the media submission system using the determined one of the transport mechanisms.

2. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises checking current availability of the determined one of the transport mechanisms.

3. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 2, wherein the determining comprises determining another one of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission if the checking indicates that the determined one of the transport mechanisms is not currently available.

4. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of transport mechanisms are prioritized based on the configuration criteria.

5. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the configuration criteria is provided to the client media submission program by the media submission system.

6. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the submitting comprises the client submitting the media submission over the network to a media storage server using a determined one a plurality of network protocols.

7. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the submitting comprises the client submitting the media submission over the network to a media storage server using a determined one of a plurality of non-real time Wide Area Network (WAN) protocols.

8. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

identifying each of the plurality of transport mechanisms using a respective one of a plurality of transport mappings;

identifying at least one of the transport mappings as a validated transport mapping; and

determining one of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission based at least in part on the validated transport mapping.

9. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

identifying each of the plurality of transport mechanisms using a respective one of a plurality of transport mappings;

identifying at least one of the transport mappings as an invalidated transport mapping; and

excluding the one of the transport mechanisms identified by the invalidated transport mapping from being utilized for the media submission.

10. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for transporting media content data over a network to a media submission system, the computer readable medium comprising:

computer program code for client media submission to the media submission system using a plurality of transport mechanisms;

computer program code for determining one of the transport mechanisms to be utilized for the media submission based at least in part on configuration criteria; and

computer program code for submitting the media submission over the network to the media submission system using the determined one of the transport mechanisms.

11. A computer implemented method for transporting media content data over a Wide Area Network (WAN) comprising:

selecting a transport mapping from a validation ranking of a plurality of transport mappings;

upon validating the selected transport mapping, designating the selected transport mapping as a validated transport mapping; and

attempting delivery of the media content data over the WAN according to the validated transport mapping.

12. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 11, further comprising:

determining a transport status indicating a success or a failure of transport of the media content data over the WAN in accordance with the validated transport mapping;

upon the transport status indicating the failure of transport of the media content data over the WAN in accordance with the validated transport mapping, invalidating the validated transport mapping; and

upon such invalidation of the validated transport mapping, determining the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

13. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 11, further comprising, in response to a validation preference provided by a media submission system, determining the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

14. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 11, further comprising providing a plurality of non-real time WAN protocol sets, wherein the attempting delivery comprises attempting delivery using at least one of the non-real time WAN protocol sets.

15. A computer implemented method as recited in claim 11, further comprising at least one of:

designating one of the plurality of transport mappings as the validated transport mapping in response to messaging from a media storage server; and

invalidating at least one of the plurality of transport mappings in response to messaging from the media storage server.

16. A computer implemented apparatus for transporting media content data over a Wide Area Network (WAN) comprising:

validation test logic configured to determine a validation ranking of a plurality of transport mappings, wherein upon validating a selected transport mapping from among the plurality of transport mappings, the validation test logic is configured to designate the selected transport mapping as a validated transport mapping; and

transport control logic configured to attempt delivery of the media content data over the WAN according to the validated transport mapping.

17. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein the validation test logic is configured to determine transport status, indicating a success or a failure of transport of the media content data over the WAN in accordance with the validated transport mapping, and to invalidate the validated transport mapping based upon the transport status indicating the failure of transport of the media content data over the WAN in accordance with the validated transport mapping.

18. An apparatus as recited in claim 17, wherein, upon any invalidation of the validated transport mapping due to the transport status indicating the failure of transport of the media content data over the WAN in accordance with the validated transport mapping, the validation test logic is configured to determine the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

19. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein, in response to a preferred validation ranking provided by a media submission system, the validation test logic is configured to determine the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

20. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein, in response to load balancing data provided by one or more of a plurality of media storage servers, the validation test logic is configured to determine the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

21. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein, upon any invalidation of any member or members of the plurality of transport mappings due to unfavorable test determination, the validation test logic is configured to determine iteratively the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

22. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein, upon any invalidation of any member or members of the plurality of transport mappings, the validation test logic is configured to determine iteratively the validation ranking of the plurality of transport mappings.

23. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, further comprising a plurality of different non-real time WAN protocol sets, wherein the transport control logic configured to attempt delivery using at least one of the non-real time WAN protocol sets.

24. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, further comprising a plurality of WAN protocol sets, wherein at least one WAN protocol set comprises at least one multilayer WAN protocol having a stateless transport layer protocol.

25. An apparatus as recited in claim 16, further comprising a plurality of WAN protocol sets, wherein at least one WAN protocol set comprises a pair of multilayer WAN protocols, wherein a first member of the pair has a stateless transport layer protocol for transporting the media content data, and the other member of the pair has a stateful transport layer for transporting flow rate feedback data, for use in controlling flow rate of the media content data of the first member.