Automated Media Delivery System

• US 20090070485A1
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Equil IP Holdings LLC (Automated Media Processing Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Equilibrium
• Inventors: Barger, Sean, Johnson, Steve, Butler, Matt, Brown, Trent, Destremps, Jerry, Pochron, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,656,046 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/236
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

An automatic graphics delivery system that operates in parallel with an existing Web site infrastructure is provided. The system streamlines the post-production process by automating the production of media through content generation procedures controlled by proprietary tags placed by an author within URLs embedded within Web documents.

Claims

1. A method for providing simultaneous transcoding of multi-media data, comprising:

receiving multi-media data in a first format;

transmitting said multi-media data to an output device; and

transcoding simultaneously said multi-media data into at least one alternate format that is different from said first format, while said multi-media data is transmitted to said output device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said multi-media data comprises at least one of:

video data, audio data or digital pictures.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first format is an analog format and wherein said at least one alternate format comprises a first digital format and a second digital format.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said transcoding comprises at least one of:

changing a resolution of said multi-media data, changing a frame rate of said multi-media data or changing a compression format of said multi-media data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting said multi-media data to an output device comprises transmitting said multi-media data to a display device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting said multi-media data to an output device comprises transmitting said multi-media data to a storage device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said transcoded multi-media data in said alternate format to an external device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said external device comprises a portable media player.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said multi-media data in said first format is received from a service provider.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said multi-media data in said first format is received from a local content source.

11. A system for providing simultaneous transcoding of multi-media data, comprising:

a controller for receiving multi-media data in a first format and for transmitting said multi-media data to an output device; and

a transcoder, coupled to said controller, for transcoding simultaneously said multi-media data into at least one alternate format that is different from said first format, while said multi-media data is transmitted to said output device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein said multi-media data comprises at least one of:

video data, audio data or digital pictures.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein said first format is an analog format and wherein said at least one alternate format comprises a first digital format and a second digital format.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said transcoder changes at least one of:

a resolution of said multi-media data, a frame rate of said multi-media data or a compression format of said multi-media data.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein said output device comprises a display device.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said output device comprises a storage device.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

one or more interfaces for transmitting said transcoded multi-media data in said alternate format to an external device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said external device comprises a portable media player.

19. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of a method for providing simultaneous transcoding of multi-media data, comprising:

receiving multi-media data in a first format;

transmitting said multi-media data to an output device; and

transcoding simultaneously said multi-media data into at least one alternate format that is different from said first format, while said multi-media data is transmitted to said output device.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said transmitting said multi-media data to an output device comprises transmitting said multi-media data to at least one of:

a display device or a storage device.

21. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said transcoding comprises at least one of:

changing a resolution of said multi-media data, changing a frame rate of said multi-media data or changing a compression format of said multi-media data.

22. The computer readable medium of claim 19, further comprising:

transmitting said transcoded multi-media data in said alternate format to an external device.

23. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein said first format is an analog format and wherein said at least one alternate format comprises a first digital format and a second digital format.