Methods and apparatus for transmitting media programs

Details Methods and apparatus for transmitting media programs Methods and apparatus for transmitting media programs

2007-08-21

2007-08-21

Maung, Zarni (Department: 2151)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S231000, C709S238000, C709S220000, C370S236000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10185589

ABSTRACT:
A system transmits a plurality of media programs in a network. In one embodiment of the invention, a media program distribution system determines a first resource attribute of a first media program and a second resource attribute of a second media program. The distribution system compares the first resource attribute with the second resource attribute to determine a relative value. In turn, the media server assigns a first distribution resource to the first media program and a second distribution resource to the second media program in response to the relative value and applies one of a plurality of transmission modes to each media program in response to the resource attribute and distribution resource type. Examples of distribution resources include unicast, multicast and broadcast channels. Examples of transmission modes include various protocols such as error checking protocols and encoding mechanisms such as codecs.

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U.S. Appl. No. 10/263,963, Entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Distributing Content Within a Content Delivery System”, filed Oct. 3, 2002 by Mark Stuart Day.

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