PROVIDING STREAMED CONTENT RESPONSIVE TO REQUEST
First Claim
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1. A server for providing content, the server being configured to:
- receive a first request defining one or more characteristics of the content;
transmit a second request to a plurality of content sources;
receive the content from at least one of the plurality of content sources;
determine the content responsive to the first request in dependence on the received content; and
transmit the determined content responsive to the first request.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a server for providing content, the server being configured to: receive a request defining one or more characteristics of content; access content from a plurality of content sources; and determine content responsive to the request in dependence on the accessed content.
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40 Claims
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1. A server for providing content, the server being configured to:
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receive a first request defining one or more characteristics of the content; transmit a second request to a plurality of content sources; receive the content from at least one of the plurality of content sources; determine the content responsive to the first request in dependence on the received content; and transmit the determined content responsive to the first request. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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10. The server of wherein the server transmits the second request if the first request cannot be fulfilled by existing content.
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18. A method for providing content, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request defining one or more characteristics of the content; transmitting a second request to a plurality of content sources; receiving the content from at least one of the plurality of content sources; determining the content responsive to the first request in dependence on the received content; and transmitting the determined content responsive to the first request. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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25. The method of claim further comprising:
determining the plurality of content sources most likely to be associated with characteristics of the first request in dependence on previous content received at the server from the the plurality of content sources, wherein the second request is transmitted to the determined content sources.
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39. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to provide content, the providing of content comprising:
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receiving a first request defining one or more characteristics of the content; transmitting a second request to a plurality of content sources; receiving the content from at least one of the plurality of content sources; determining the content responsive to the first request in dependence on the received content; and transmitting the determined content responsive to the first request.
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