SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMATTING MEDIA CONTENT FOR DISTRIBUTION
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1. A system to process a plurality of media programs, the system comprising:
- a queue configured to receive each of the plurality of media programs;
a number of servers each configured to retrieve at least one of the plurality of media programs from the queue and to process the at least one of the plurality of media programs; and
control logic configured to monitor a utilization of the queue and to adjust the number of servers based upon the utilization of the queue.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for processing media programs for distribution on a network. Media programs are received from one or more sources and placed on a queue in an appropriate format. Programs are retrieved from the queue and processed by any number of servers to format the program and/or its metadata for distribution on the network.
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1. A system to process a plurality of media programs, the system comprising:
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a queue configured to receive each of the plurality of media programs; a number of servers each configured to retrieve at least one of the plurality of media programs from the queue and to process the at least one of the plurality of media programs; and control logic configured to monitor a utilization of the queue and to adjust the number of servers based upon the utilization of the queue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to process a plurality of media programs, the method comprising:
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placing each of the plurality of media programs on a queue; retrieving each of the plurality of media programs from the queue with each of a number of servers; processing the retrieved media programs with each of the servers; monitoring a utilization of the queue; and adjusting the number of servers based upon the utilization of the queue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to distribute a plurality of media programs on a network, the system comprising:
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a receiving server configured to receive each of the media programs and to format each of the media programs using a pre-determined format; a processing system comprising a queue and a number of servers each compatible with the pre-determined format, wherein the queue is configured to receive each of the media programs in the pre-determined format from the receiving server, and wherein each of the number of servers is configured to retrieve at least one of the media programs from the queue and to transcode the media program; and a host configured to receive the transcoded media program and to make the transcoded media program available on the network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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