Method and system for automatic detection of multimedia settings

• US 8,682,848 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2008
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Christensson, Nils, Grant, Paul M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Wilson
• Application Number:
  US12/262,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20100010969A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,971 Days
• Field of Search: 707620-623, 707667-682, 707802-810, 77802-810
• US Class Current: 707/621
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database

Abstract

Provided is a method for transferring multimedia content from the first device to a second device. The method includes scanning a memory associated with the second device to identify transcoding parameters associated and stored therein. The method also includes transcoding the multimedia content from the first device based upon the identified transcoding parameters.

Claims

1. A method for transferring multimedia content from a first device to a second device, comprising:

determining whether a capability file is stored in the second device, the capability file including transcoding parameters associated with storage of multimedia content in the second device;

accessing the capability file to determine the transcoding parameters, if the capability file is stored in the second device;

deriving the transcoding parameters from a multimedia content file stored in the second device and creating another capability file based upon the transcoding parameters derived from the multimedia content file, if the capability file is not stored in the second device;

transcoding another multimedia content file stored in the first device based upon the transcoding parameters to provide a transcoded multimedia content file; and

transferring the transcoded multimedia content file to the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the another capability file in a memory associated with the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring comprises:

transferring the transcoded multimedia content file directly to the second device without storing the transcoded multimedia content file in the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

reading files stored in the second device to identify the capability file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the capability file and the another capability file are text files.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the capability file and the another capability file include characteristics of an associated multimedia file but no multimedia content.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

scanning a memory associated with the second device to identify the capability file.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the capability file and the another capability file include at least one of:

multimedia settings;

codec settings;

or

frame rate settings.

3. An apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to transfer multimedia content from a first device to a second device;

an identifier engine configured to;

determine whether a capability file is stored in the second device, the capability file including transcoding parameters associated with storage of multimedia content in the second device;

access the capability file to determine the transcoding parameters, if the capability file is stored in the second device; and

derive the transcoding parameters from a multimedia content file stored in the second device, if the capability file is not stored in the second device;

a file creator engine configured to create another capability file based upon the transcoding parameters derived from the multimedia content file, if the capability file is not stored in the second device;

a transcoder engine configured to transcode another multimedia content file stored in the first device based upon the transcoding parameters to provide a transcoded multimedia content file; and

a transfer engine configured to transfer the transcoded multimedia content file to the second device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a storing engine configured to store the another capability file in a memory associated with the second device.

10. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the transfer engine is further configured to transfer the transcoded multimedia content file directly to the second device without storing the transcoded multimedia content file in the first device.

11. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the identifying engine is further configured to read files stored in the second device to identify the capability file.

12. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the identifier engine is further configured to access the another multimedia content file stored in a memory associated with the first device via a first interface, and

wherein the transcoder engine is further configured to transfer the transcoded multimedia content file to the second device via a second interface.

14. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the capability file and the another capability file are text files.

15. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the capability file and the another capability the include characteristics of an associated multimedia file but no multimedia content.

20. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the capability file and the another capability file include at least one of:

multimedia settings;

codec settings;

or

frame rate settings.

13. The apparatus of 12, wherein the first interface is configured to facilitate transfer of the another multimedia content file from the first device to the transcoder engine, and

wherein the second interface is configured to facilitate transfer of the transcoded multimedia content file from the transcoder engine to the second device.

16. In an encoder/transcoder device, a method for transferring multimedia content files from a first device to a second device, comprising:

searching a memory associated with the second device to find a first capability file, the first capability file including transcoding parameters for transfer of a multimedia content file from the first device to the second device; and

if the first capability file is not found;

searching the memory for another multimedia content file;

deriving the transcoding parameters from the another multimedia content file; and

creating a second capability file from the transcoding parameters;

transcoding the multimedia content file stored in the first device utilizing the transcoding parameters from the first capability file, if the first capability file is found, to provide a transcoded multimedia content file;

transcoding the multimedia content file utilizing the transcoding parameters from the second capability file, if the first capability file is not found, to provide the transcoded multimedia content file; and

transferring the transcoded multimedia content file to the second device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the transferring comprises:

transferring the transcoded multimedia content file directly to the second device without storing the transcoded multimedia content file in the first device.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and second capability files include characteristics of an associated multimedia file but no multimedia content.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and second capability files include at least one of:

multimedia settings;

codec settings;

or

frame rate settings.