SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIDEO CONTENT FEEDS
First Claim
1. A method of distributing streamed content in a network, the network having a central server and at least a first node and a second node communicatively coupled to the central server, the streamed content transcoded at the central server as a first transcoded stream and a second transcoded stream, the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream being different in at least a bitrate used for transcoding, the method executable at the central server, the method comprising:
- receiving from a client device, via the network, a request for a portion of the streamed content, the request including an indication of an operational parameter associated with the client device;
determining one of the first node and the second node best suited to deliver content to the client device;
based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining one of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream best suited for the client device;
transmitting to the client device a connection signal, the connection signal including identification of (i) the one of the first node and the second node and (ii) the indication of the one of the of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of distributing streamed content in a network, the network having a central server and at least a first node and a second node communicatively coupled to the central server, the streamed content transcoded at the central server as a first transcoded stream and a second transcoded stream, the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream being different in at least a bitrate used for transcoding. The method is executable at the central server. The method comprises receiving from a client device, via the network, a request for a portion of the streamed content, the request including an indication of an operational parameter associated with the client device; determining one of the first node and the second node best suited to deliver content to the client device; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining one of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream best suited for the client device; transmitting to the client device a connection signal, the connection signal including identification of (i) the one of the first node and the second node and (ii) the indication of the one of the of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of distributing streamed content in a network, the network having a central server and at least a first node and a second node communicatively coupled to the central server, the streamed content transcoded at the central server as a first transcoded stream and a second transcoded stream, the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream being different in at least a bitrate used for transcoding, the method executable at the central server, the method comprising:
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receiving from a client device, via the network, a request for a portion of the streamed content, the request including an indication of an operational parameter associated with the client device; determining one of the first node and the second node best suited to deliver content to the client device; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining one of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream best suited for the client device; transmitting to the client device a connection signal, the connection signal including identification of (i) the one of the first node and the second node and (ii) the indication of the one of the of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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a communication interface for communication with at least a first node and a second node via a communication network; a processor operationally connected with the communication interface, the processor configured to; receive, via the communication interface, a streamed content; transcode the streamed content into a first transcoded stream and a second transcoded stream, the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream being different in at least a bitrate used for transcoding, receive from a client device, via the network interface, a request for a portion of the streamed content, the request including an indication of an operational parameter associated with the client device; determine one of the first node and the second node best suited to deliver content to the client device; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determine one of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream best suited for the client device; transmit to the client device a connection signal, the connection signal including identification of (i) the one of the first node and the second node and (ii) the indication of the one of the of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of receiving streamed content in a network, the network having a central server and at least a first node and a second node communicatively coupled to the central server, the streamed content transcoded at the central server as a first transcoded stream and a second transcoded stream, the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream being different in at least a bitrate used for transcoding, the method executable at a client device, the method comprising:
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appreciating an operational parameter associated with the client device; transmitting, to the central server via the network, a request for a portion of the streamed content, the request including an indication of the operational parameter associated with the client device;
the indication of the operational parameter is for enabling the central server to execute;determining one of the first node and the second node best suited to deliver content to the client device; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining one of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream best suited for the client device; receiving from the central server, via the network, a connection signal, the connection signal including identification of (i) the one of the first node and the second node and (ii) the indication of the one of the of the first transcoded stream and the second transcoded stream. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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