Distributed interactive multimedia service system
First Claim
1. A distributed interactive multimedia service system, comprising:
- a session manager, in response to receiving an attach request from a customer premises set-top box connected to the session manger via a network, generating an resource allocation request and a create media stream port request;
a resource manager, in response to the resource allocation request, allocating resources of a plurality of multimedia servers;
a media stream manager, in response to the create media stream port request, creating a media stream port;
the session manager, in response to the allocation of resources and the creation of the media stream port, launching a selected service of a plurality of multimedia services in the plurality of multimedia servers, the selected service to provide multimedia information to the set-top box via the media stream port connected to the network.
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Abstract
In a distributed interactive multimedia service system, a client application of a set-top box located at a customer premises generates an attach request. A session manager, in response to receiving the attach request via a network, generates an allocation request and a create request. A resource manager, in response to the allocation request, allocates resources of a plurality of multimedia servers. The resources can include processor, memory, disk, and network resources. A media stream manager, in response to the create request, creates a multimedia stream. The session manager, in response to the resources being allocated, and the multimedia stream being created, launches a selected one of a plurality of multimedia services in the plurality of multimedia servers. The selected service provides multimedia information to the set-top box via the multimedia stream. The system includes a memory storing the plurality of multimedia services in a hierarchical tree structure having nodes representing composite and elemental services.
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14 Claims
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1. A distributed interactive multimedia service system, comprising:
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a session manager, in response to receiving an attach request from a customer premises set-top box connected to the session manger via a network, generating an resource allocation request and a create media stream port request; a resource manager, in response to the resource allocation request, allocating resources of a plurality of multimedia servers; a media stream manager, in response to the create media stream port request, creating a media stream port; the session manager, in response to the allocation of resources and the creation of the media stream port, launching a selected service of a plurality of multimedia services in the plurality of multimedia servers, the selected service to provide multimedia information to the set-top box via the media stream port connected to the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for distributing interactive multimedia services;
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receiving an attach request from a set-top box in a session manager of a plurality of multimedia servers connected to the set-top box by a network; generating a resource allocation request by the session manager in response to the attach request; allocating resources by a resource manager of the plurality of multimedia servers to in response to the resource allocation request; creating a media stream port by a media stream manager of the plurality of multimedia servers to transport multimedia content to the set-top box in response to the attach request; and launching a selected service by the session manager of a plurality of multimedia services in the allocated resources of the plurality of multimedia servers, the selected service to transport the multimedia content to the set-top box.
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