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Streaming digital content under remote direction

  • US 20030009574A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2001
  • Published: 01/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of remote direction of streaming digital content from a multiplicity of sources of digital information to a multiplicity of client devices the method implemented upon a network of digital computers, at least one of the digital computers comprising a content server upon which the steps of the method are implemented in computer memory and at least one computer processor, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving digital content from the sources, the digital content having a multiplicity of digital formats;

    receiving, from a remote director, and storing in computer memory, remote director instructions, the remote director instructions including instructions for selections of digital content for inclusion in an output stream;

    carrying out the remote director instructions, wherein carrying out the remote director instructions further comprises;

    selecting, in dependence upon the remote director'"'"'s instructions, digital content for inclusion in an output stream;

    transcoding, in dependence upon the remote director'"'"'s instructions, the digital content from sources into digital content having streaming format;

    including in an output stream, in dependence upon the remote director'"'"'s instructions, digital content having streaming format;

    communicating, in dependence upon the remote director'"'"'s instructions, to at least one of the client devices the output stream.

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