Patent · US Active

Hybrid transcoding for mobile media sharing

US9037674B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 21, 2010
Grant dateMay 19, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 5, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/9577
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A source file representing media such as video, photographs or graphics, is uploaded and stored. During a pre-transcoding process, the source file is converted to a predetermined number of different formats, and the converted files are stored. When the source file is requested, the best file format for the requesting device is determined. If the best file format is one of the pre-transcoded formats, a pre-transcoded file is provided to fulfill the request. If the best file format is not one of the pre-transcoded formats, then the source file is transcoded to generate an on-demand transcoded file in the best file format and the on-demand transcoded file is provided to fulfill the request.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.