System and method for routing media
First Claim
1. A method for processing a request for media from a viewer comprising:
- receiving the request in a translatable format at a name resolution system executed by a name routing processor comprising hardware and translating the request by a protocol converter at the name resolution system from the translatable format to a format processable by a routing engine executed by the name routing processor;
processing the translated request at the routing engine and identifying a resource configured to stream at least some media for reception by the viewer according to a reservation for the at least some media, the at least some media identified in at least one program;
mapping a reply to the translated request at the name resolution system by the protocol converter, the reply mapped to the translatable format and comprising an identification of the resource;
monitoring a communication status of at least one communication link of the resource at a switch manager executing on the name routing processor; and
monitoring a processing status of the resource for operational capacity to stream the at least some media at a control manager executed by the name routing processor.
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Abstract
The system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media comprises an enhanced service routing processor (ESRP), a real time switch management system (RTSMS), a name routing processor (NRP), and a managed media switch (MMS). The RTSMS has a reservation system. The ESRP receives media from an owner, manages the media according to media rules and order rules defined by the owner, and distributes the media to one or more switches, such as the MMS, according to the media rules and the order rules. The RTSMS is configured to receive the media rules and to receive a viewer'"'"'s media request via the reservation server. The reservation system of the RTSMS processes the media request according to the media rules and builds a reservation for the requested media. The RTSMS generates the reservation to the viewer and to the NRP. The NRP receives the reservation data from the viewer and from the RTSMS. The NRP processes the reservation data and locates an MMS that can stream the media to the viewer. The NRP transmits the IP address of the MMS to the viewer and transmits the reservation data to the MMS. The viewer initiates a session or connection with the MMS using the reservation number. If the reservation data from the viewer matches the reservation data from the NRP, the MMS streams the media to the viewer.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for processing a request for media from a viewer comprising:
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receiving the request in a translatable format at a name resolution system executed by a name routing processor comprising hardware and translating the request by a protocol converter at the name resolution system from the translatable format to a format processable by a routing engine executed by the name routing processor; processing the translated request at the routing engine and identifying a resource configured to stream at least some media for reception by the viewer according to a reservation for the at least some media, the at least some media identified in at least one program; mapping a reply to the translated request at the name resolution system by the protocol converter, the reply mapped to the translatable format and comprising an identification of the resource; monitoring a communication status of at least one communication link of the resource at a switch manager executing on the name routing processor; and monitoring a processing status of the resource for operational capacity to stream the at least some media at a control manager executed by the name routing processor. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for processing a request for media from a viewer comprising:
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receiving a reservation for the media at a name routing processor comprising hardware;
receiving the request in a translatable format at a name resolution system executed by the name routing processor and translating the request at the name resolution system by a protocol converter from the translatable format to a format processable by a routing engine executing on the name routing processor;processing the translated request at the routing engine and identifying a resource configured to stream the at least some media for reception by the viewer according to the reservation, the at least some media identified in at least one program; mapping a reply to the translated request at the name resolution system by the protocol converter, the reply mapped to the translatable format and comprising an identification of the resource; and monitoring a communication status of at least one communication link of the resource while the at least one portion of the media is being streamed.
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