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Multimedia Aware Cloud for Mobile Device Computing

  • US 20120131178A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2010
  • Published: 05/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multimedia edge cloud, comprising:

  • a cluster of general computing servers;

    a cluster of graphic computing servers;

    a cluster of storage servers; and

    a load balancing server, in communication with the cluster of general computing servers, the cluster of graphic computing servers, and the cluster of storage servers, the load balancing server configured to perform load balancing operations, including;

    identifying multimedia types currently being processed within the multimedia edge cloud;

    determining required quality of service levels for each identified multimedia type;

    evaluating individual abilities of devices communicating with the multimedia edge cloud;

    assessing bandwidth of each network over which the multimedia edge cloud communicates with a mobile device;

    adapting multimedia data according to identified multimedia type, quality of service level, evaluated device abilities, and assessed network bandwidth; and

    providing the adapted multimedia data to a device currently communicating with the multimedia edge cloud.

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