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Video storage and distribution

US8479242B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 4, 2007
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 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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