Media Agnostic Content Delivery via Transcoding Agent
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing digital media distribution systems face challenges in delivering content across different networks and devices due to incompatible communication protocols, media formats, and varying standards for media conversion, limiting individual control over content rendering and distribution.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that receives and processes preferences from sending and receiving clients to convert and deliver content in a preferred media type and format to a preferred device, using a network infrastructure with an agent that parses preferences, transcodes content if necessary, and notifies clients, supporting various protocols and devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is delivered across different networks and devices using existing digital media distribution systems, then content can be distributed to multiple platforms, but compatibility issues arise due to incompatible communication protocols, media formats, and varying standards for media conversion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a content management system that acts as an intermediary between content sources and various delivery platforms. This system receives content in multiple formats, manages conversion between formats, and delivers appropriate content to different devices based on their capabilities. The intermediary handles protocol translation and format conversion, resolving compatibility issues without requiring changes to the underlying networks or devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes parameters such as media format, resolution, and protocol based on the target device's capabilities and network conditions. By adapting these parameters at the content management system level, the patent enables reliable content delivery across diverse platforms while maintaining compatibility with each specific device's requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If Tier 1 content creators use traditional infrastructure to distribute content, then they can control where and how content is rendered to maximize revenue, but individuals cannot easily distribute their own content using peer to peer mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables individuals to independently upload, manage, and distribute their own content through a simplified interface. The content management system automatically handles the complex tasks of format conversion, protocol adaptation, and device compatibility, allowing individual creators to self-distribute content without requiring sophisticated infrastructure or technical expertise.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a universal content management platform that serves multiple functions: content upload, format conversion, protocol translation, and multi-device delivery. This multi-functional system consolidates the previously complex infrastructure into a single accessible platform that both professional creators and individual users can leverage for content distribution.
3Ease of operation
If peer to peer content sharing mechanisms are used, then individuals can control where and how they view content, but sharing becomes difficult or impossible due to competing and incompatible communication protocols and media formats
Solution Approach 1:
The content management system serves as a mediator that enables peer-to-peer sharing by handling protocol translation and format conversion. Individuals can share content through the system's standardized interface, and the intermediary automatically adapts the content to the recipient's device and protocol requirements, making sharing as easy as selecting a contact while ensuring compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the content delivery process into distinct functional layers: content upload, format standardization, protocol translation, and device-specific delivery. This segmentation allows individuals to control content viewing preferences at their end while the system handles the complexity of cross-protocol sharing, combining ease of operation with broad adaptability.
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AI summary
A system and method is provided to facilitate subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across same or different networks. The method includes receiving preferences from a sending client and a receiving client and receiving content of a first media type over a network. The method further includes sending the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client. The method also includes notifying at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device.