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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Brendon W. Mills, Dallas, TX (US);
Clifford L. Hall, Iii, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory J. Jackson, Austin, TX (US);
Cuong T. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Brendon W. Mills, Dallas, TX (US);
Clifford L. Hall, III, Austin, TX (US);
Gregory J. Jackson, Austin, TX (US);
Cuong T. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for managing media files having different format characteristics includes a transcoder, a content store, and a plurality of clients. The content store is capable of storing a media file in a first format. The clients are each associated with one or more media file formats and capable of playing media files to users. The transcoder is capable of receiving a request identifying a media file from a first client and, in response to receiving the request, retrieving the media file from the content store in a first format. The transcoder is also operable of modifying the media file from the first format to a second format associated with the first client and, while modifying the media file from the first format to the second format, transmitting a modified portion of the media file to the first client.