Resolving partial media topologies

US7609653B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Samuel Amin · Seattle, US
• Brian Crites · Sammamish, US
• Kirt Debique · Seattle, US
• Sohail Baig Mohammed · North Bend, US
• Niranjan S. Nayak · Hyderabad, IN
• Eric Rudolph · Woodinville, US
• Mei L. Wilson · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 8, 2004
• Grant date: Oct 27, 2009
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04N21/4431
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for resolving a partial topology are disclosed. In one embodiment a media engine includes a topology loader module that receives a partial topology from another module associated with the media engine. The topology loader implements logic operations that convert a partial topology into a full topology, which may be returned to the media engine for presentation of the media stream(s) to a user.