Method and system for unified caching of media content
US7496678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for unified caching of media content are described. The system includes a streaming media protocol engine to receive a request for a data stream in a first format from a client system; a streaming media mass storage subsystem to locate the data stream stored by a cache server in a second format; and a network protocol engine to serve the located data stream to the client system in the first format.
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