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System and method for unified metadata brokering and policy-based content resolution in a video architecture

  • US 8,887,214 B1
  • Filed: 07/06/2012
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric associated with a video system that includes a metadata broker element;

    storing metadata information associated with content, wherein the content is associated with a release uniform resource locator (URL);

    generating a content guide that includes a plurality of assets, wherein each of the assets are associated with a corresponding release URL and at least one corresponding source content URL, wherein the corresponding release URL indicates a content resolution server for returning one of the at least one corresponding source content URLs to the client;

    identifying an asset requested by the client based on a corresponding release URL associated with the requested asset; and

    translating the corresponding release URL into a specific source content URL and returning the specific source content URL to the client, wherein the returned specific source content URL specifies a particular access network and a particular delivery entity for delivering a particular version of the asset.

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