System and method for sharing digital images over a content-based network
US9525851B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0068
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A head end application server is coupled to a photo-sharing server having an Internet interface. A video content network is coupled to the head end application server, and a terminal is coupled to the video content network at a location remote from the head end application server and the photo-sharing server. The photo-sharing server is configured to accept upload of digital still images via the Internet interface, and the digital still images are in a format other than MPEG I-frames. The head end application server is configured to receive a request from the terminal and, responsive to the request, to fetch the digital still images from the photo-sharing server, transcode the digital still images into MPEG I-frames, and make the MPEG I-frames available, over the video content network, for selective display via the terminal. The system can advantageously function without use of a video-on-demand server.
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