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Distributed production system for digitally encoding information

  • US 6,873,877 B1
  • Filed: 02/08/2000
  • Issued: 03/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for encoding digital information, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • capturing media program information to produce a media program file;

    receiving an encoding request from a client, wherein the encoding request requests that the media program information be encoded in one or more encoding formats;

    selecting a set of encoding engines that can encode the media program information in each of the one or more encoding formats;

    sending the media program file to the selected set of encoding engines; and

    using said selected set of encoding engines to encode said media program information in said one or more encoding formats;

    identifying an encoding order as a pending job order that needs to be processed;

    identifying one or more encoding units that are available to process the pending job order;

    distributing the pending job order to the one or more encoding units;

    receiving an encoded data file from each of the one or more encoding units; and

    storing each of the encoded data files into a storage unit for subsequent delivery to one or more customers.

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