Encoding media data for decompression at remote computers employing automatic decoding options
First Claim
1. A method of encoding documents in an interactive network so as to play digitally compressed media including program means for selecting a player program present at viewer/listener'"'"'s terminal without direct action by the viewer/listener.
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Abstract
The present invention encodes speech segments in a manner in which they can be transmitted as compressed digital signals accompanying a document and decompressed and played automatically by remote computers without pre-arrangement, direct intervention or apparent delay in interactive networks such as the Internet.
Unlike the prior art, the present invention checks for a plurality of decompression program code routines that may be present at a remote computer. By checking from a list the chances of finding appropriate code is improved. If, however, none is present, directly executable decompression code is sent along with the compressed speech segments. Once sent, the code may be re-posited for later re-use in the remote computer without direct authorization or security problems.
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- 1. A method of encoding documents in an interactive network so as to play digitally compressed media including program means for selecting a player program present at viewer/listener'"'"'s terminal without direct action by the viewer/listener.
- 10. A method for transmitting to and storing program code in a remote computer without requiring authorization by a person at the remote computer on a public network.
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