Minerva Networks, Inc

Patrick James Sweeney

Mauro Bonomi

Jean-Georges Fritsch

Ronald D Howe

Yousheng Cao

Nam Phu Thanh Do

Li Liu

Randolph Osborne

Johnny C Y Ng

Charles Francis Morris, Jr

Francis Michel Degrange

Reed Majors

Ian Locke

Systems and methods for an online forum for video distribution are provided. A video file having a first format is received from a first client. The received video file is converted from the first format to a second format and is stored on a server, where the converted video file is accessible to a second client.

Online forum for video distribution

A media system that centrally manages and stores media contents and also controls the delivery of media content to subscribers is disclosed. According to one aspect, an administrator can control program scheduling, rates, service packages and system configuration for a media delivery system. Additionally, the administrator may also control billing, transaction monitoring, and customer relations. According to another aspect, the media delivery system provides subscribers with centrally managed storage for paused or recorded media. Still another aspect is that the media delivery system can restrict various administrators to different modules of the media delivery system.

Method and system for delivering media services and application over networks

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Patrick James Sweeney