Media Acquisition, Processing and Distribution System for the Internet

• US 20080059608A1
• Filed: 11/05/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lupercal LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Summit 6 LLC
• Inventors: Lewis, Scott, Wood, Lisa, Fried, Robin
• Granted Patent: US 7,761,537 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation

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.

Claims

1. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution system which divides processing tasks between a local computing device and a remote server, comprising:

identifying one or more media objects to be transferred via a user interface accessed on the local computing device;

pre-processing said media objects on the local computing device prior to said media objects being transferred to one or more remote servers;

transferring said media objects to one or more remote servers;

processing said media objects on one or more remote servers to generate additional versions of the media objects;

receiving a request for one or more of the additional versions of the media objects from a remote computing device; and

transmitting the requested one or more of the additional versions of the media objects to the remote computing device.