Minerva Networks, Inc

Yousheng Cao

Mauro Bonomi

Jean-Georges Fritsch

Ronald D Howe

Nam Phu Thanh Do

Li Liu

Ian Locke

Patrick James Sweeney

Johnny C Y Ng

Randolph Osborne

Francis Michel Degrange

Charles Francis Morris, Jr

Reed Majors

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

Improved approaches for configuration, management and operation of a media delivery system are disclosed. The media delivery system centrally manages and stores media content and also controls the delivery of media content to subscribers. According to one embodiment, a method for providing a program guide to subscribers of the media delivery system is disclosed. The media delivery system delivers programs to the subscribers in accordance with the program guide. The program guide can be customized for subscribers. The customization can be implemented in a variety of ways. One example of customization is to provide the program guide with a time bar.

Program guide with a current-time bar

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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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Yousheng Cao