Video storage and distribution
US8479242B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2402
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Receiving and sending videos over a network such as the Internet. In one implementation, users upload videos to a web site in a variety of formats. The videos are transcoded and other users can view the videos by indicating their desire to do so on the site. In one embodiment, a video is streamed to the watching user using Flash and the user watches the video via a Flash player, for example, a flash player in his browser.
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