Method and apparatus for transcoding multimedia using content analysis
First Claim
1. A computerized method for transcoding a multimedia presentation for delivery and display comprising the steps of:
- analyzing the content of the multimedia presentation by separating a multimedia document into individual multimedia objects; and
analyzing each multimedia object individually; and
performing transcoding based on said analyzing.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting at least one transcoding method for manipulating multimedia data for delivery on the basis of analysis of the content of the multimedia data. Many possible transcoding operations can be performed on multimedia data to adapt it to constraints in delivery and display, processing and storage of client devices. The selection of specific transcoding operations can be made by first analyzing the features, purposes and relevances of the individual multimedia objects within the multimedia documents, then by selecting the transcoding alternatives according to the results of the analysis. Based on the analysis, different transcoding algorithms can be applied to different content, less than all of the content can be transcoded, groups of multimedia objects can be transcoded, etc.
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28 Claims
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1. A computerized method for transcoding a multimedia presentation for delivery and display comprising the steps of:
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analyzing the content of the multimedia presentation by separating a multimedia document into individual multimedia objects; and
analyzing each multimedia object individually; andperforming transcoding based on said analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for providing transcoding of the content of a multimedia presentation comprising:
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a content analysis component for analyzing the content of the multimedia presentation by separating a multimedia document into individual multimedia objects; and
analyzing each multimedia object individually; andat least one transcoding component for performing transcoding of the content based on analyzing output provided by said content analysis component. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for transcoding a multimedia presentation for delivery and display, said method comprising the steps of:
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analyzing the content of the multimedia presentation by separating a multimedia document into individual multimedia objects; and
analyzing each multimedia object individually; andperforming transcoding based on said analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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