Reusing data in content files
US8224890B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment for reusing data in content files includes receiving a request for a content file and retrieving a recipe that includes a series of instructions needed to compose the content file. Data identified by the recipe may then be retrieved from a content file server and the requested content file is composed based on the set of instructions in the recipe. In an example, the recipe is processed by a recipe player to compose a content file. In another embodiment, content files are stored in a cache as a series of instructions for generating them from portions of other content files. In this way, performance in a content delivery network may be improved by reusing similar data in content files.
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