MANAGEMENT AND USE OF CHANNEL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- via at least one computer device operating in a network environment;
identifying a presence of a content delivery source in the network environment;
obtaining contact information to communicate with the content delivery source; and
utilizing the contact information to initiate communications with the content delivery source to discover configuration information, the discovered configuration information indicating;
i) an address of the content delivery source,ii) a type of content outputted by the address, andiii) a format of the content outputted by the address.
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Abstract
A configuration as discussed herein includes a content management system. The content management system can reside in a central location or be distributed amongst multiple different locations in a network environment. In general, the content management system keeps track of configuration information for the retrieval of content. For example, the content management system identifies a presence of one or more content delivery sources in the network environment. The content management system utilizes the contact information to communicate with content delivery sources for discovery of configuration information. The configuration information can indicate: i) a respective address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the respective address, iii) a format of the content such as streaming data outputted by the respective address. The configuration information can be used to identify an address in which to retrieve requested content according to a desired format.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
via at least one computer device operating in a network environment; identifying a presence of a content delivery source in the network environment; obtaining contact information to communicate with the content delivery source; and utilizing the contact information to initiate communications with the content delivery source to discover configuration information, the discovered configuration information indicating; i) an address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the address, and iii) a format of the content outputted by the address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
via at least one computer device operating in a network environment; configuring a content delivery source in the network environment with an address of a content management system configured to keep track of content outputted by multiple content delivery sources including the content delivery source; and at the content management system, communicating with the content delivery source to receive configuration information indicating; i) an address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the address, and iii) a format of the content outputted by the address.
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14. A computer system comprising:
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a processor; a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the application and perform operations of; identifying a presence of a content delivery source in the network environment; obtaining contact information to communicate with the content delivery source; and utilizing the contact information to initiate communications with the content delivery source to discover configuration information, the discovered configuration information indicating; i) an address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the address, and iii) a format of the content outputted by the address. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon for processing data information, such that the instructions, when carried out by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations of:
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identifying a presence of a content delivery source in the network environment; obtaining contact information to communicate with the content delivery source; and utilizing the contact information to initiate communications with the content delivery source to discover configuration information, the discovered configuration information indicating; i) an address of the content delivery source, ii) a type of content outputted by the address, and (iii) a format of the content outputted by the address.
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