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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Sergio Salvatore, Union City, NJ (US);
Naveen Selvadurai, New York, NY (US);
Tim Nilson, New York, NY (US);
Sergio Salvatore, Union City, NJ (US);
Naveen Selvadurai, New York, NY (US);
Tim Nilson, New York, NY (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Music Entertainment Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for transcoding for a mobile device. The method includes accepting a master file, processing the master file with steps laid out in a definition file, the definition file providing instructions for converting the master file to a derivative file appropriate for playback on a pre-specified mobile handset, and outputting the results of the processing step into the derivative file. The system includes a definition file, the definition file providing instructions for converting a master file to a derivative file appropriate for playback on a pre-specified mobile handset. A plurality of modules is employed that are controlled by the definition file and which perform a corresponding plurality of functions on the master file or derivatives thereof. The function or processing steps may include one or more or all of the following: channel averaging, equalization, dynamic compression, limiting and peak normalization, resampling, CODEC encoding, applying a wrapper, or applying digital rights management.