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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Todd W. Jones, Kansas City, MO (US);
Jeffrey W. Zimmerman, Lenexa, KS (US);
Daniel J. Hipps, Platte City, MO (US);
Todd W. Jones, Kansas City, MO (US);
Jeffrey W. Zimmerman, Lenexa, KS (US);
Daniel J. Hipps, Platte City, MO (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an encoder having a controller adapted to receive a digital video stream with metadata, retrieve from at least a portion of the metadata a native video format, configure encoding of at least a portion of the digital video stream according to the retrieved native video format, generate from at least the portion of the digital video stream an encoded video stream conforming to a moving picture experts group format and the native video format, and submit the encoded video stream to an acquisition server for multicast distribution. Other embodiments are disclosed.