Media acquisition, processing and distribution system for the internet
First Claim
1. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destination web sites, comprising the following computer implemented steps:
- receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters that have been provided to said client device from a device external to said client device;
storing said one or more received pre-processed media objects;
retrieving, in response to said receiving, a distribution list that identifies a plurality of remote destination servers;
transmitting, by a server device to said plurality of remote destination servers, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received pre-processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destination web sites associated with said plurality of remote destination servers; and
processing said one or more received pre-processed media objects prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote destination server.
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Abstract
The present invention, generally speaking, provides a broad-based solution for acquisition, processing and distribution of media objects including pictures (images), movies, videos, graphics, sound clips, etc via the Internet or the like. And specifically, it is a solution to such systems for use in applications wherein there are multiple originators of media objects that will be viewed in multiple web sites having different viewing requirements. A browser-based Aprepare and post@ tool prepares and submits media objects from inside a standard browser to a remote server. A Media Acquisition, Processing and Distribution (MAPD) system receives these media objects, processes them to meet specific requirements, and delivers them for integration into remote databases. MAPD system services include media object submission, processing, hosting and mirroring. The hosting service delivers a media object URL to a remote database, allowing the media object to be requested and served by the media object server. The mirroring service delivers the actual media object to multi-point remote databases to be stored and served by the customer.
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33 Claims
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1. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destination web sites, comprising the following computer implemented steps:
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receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters that have been provided to said client device from a device external to said client device; storing said one or more received pre-processed media objects; retrieving, in response to said receiving, a distribution list that identifies a plurality of remote destination servers; transmitting, by a server device to said plurality of remote destination servers, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received pre-processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destination web sites associated with said plurality of remote destination servers; and processing said one or more received pre-processed media objects prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote destination server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destination web sites, comprising the following computer implemented steps:
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receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters that have been provided to said client device from a device external to said client device; storing said one or more received pre-processed media objects; transmitting, by a server device to a plurality of remote destination servers identified by a distribution list, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received pre-processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destination web sites associated with said plurality of remote destination servers; and further comprising processing said one or more received pre-processed media objects prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote destination server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of remote distribution servers, comprising the following computer implemented steps:
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receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters that have been provided to said client device from a device external to said client device; transmitting, by a server device to a plurality of distribution servers that are remote from said client device and said server device, one or more media objects based on said one or more received pre-processed media objects, said transmitting enabling said transmitted one or more media objects to be further distributed by said plurality of remote distribution servers; and further comprising processing said one or more received pre-processed media objects prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote distribution server. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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