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Distributed on-demand media transcoding system and method

  • US 6,593,860 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2002
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for delivering media content over a network, comprising:

  • (a) transcoding the media content to generate a plurality of copies of the media content, each of said plurality of copies having a different destination type;

    (b) storing said plurality of copies in a cache;

    (c) receiving requests for the media content; and

    (d) selecting and delivering a copy of one of said plurality of copies in response to each of said requests, wherein a copy is selected if it has a destination type that is the same as an optimal destination type associated with a corresponding one of said requests.

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