Multimedia Distribution Server with Format Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sharing multimedia content among communication devices is time-consuming and costly, and the use of intermediaries like electronic mailboxes requires recipients to be aware of the content and may not be accessible to all.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for distributing multimedia content that involves receiving a request from a communication device, determining targeted recipients and their preferred formats, adjusting the content format, and transmitting notifications to recipients, either via push or pull distribution, using a media server that stores user profiles and handles format adjustments based on recipient preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If multimedia content is shared directly between communication devices, then the content can be transmitted, but it is time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing multimedia content into multiple formats and storing them in advance on the server. When distribution is requested, the system simply retrieves and transmits the pre-converted formats, eliminating the need for real-time conversion and significantly reducing distribution time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the communication device and recipients. The server handles content storage, format conversion, and distribution coordination, which streamlines the overall process and reduces the time and cost burden on individual devices.
2Loss of time
If an intermediary like an electronic mailbox is used, then time and effort are saved, but recipients must be aware of the content and may not be able to access it
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides universal access by supporting multiple content formats (video, audio, image) and multiple distribution methods (push and pull). The server adapts to different recipient preferences and device capabilities, ensuring that all recipients can access content regardless of their specific requirements or constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts its distribution approach based on recipient preferences stored in user profiles. It can switch between push distribution (automatic delivery) and pull distribution (on-demand access) depending on what each recipient prefers, making the system flexible and accessible to diverse users.
3Device complexity
If content is distributed in a single format, then transmission is simple, but not all recipients can access the content in their preferred format
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the multimedia content into multiple format versions (video, audio, image, different resolutions) and stores each segment separately on the server. This allows the system to retrieve and transmit only the appropriate format segment needed for each recipient, avoiding complex real-time conversion while ensuring format compatibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A process that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, recording, by a mobile communication, media content in a first media format and accessing a wireless media system by way of a wireless communication network. A request is transmitted to the remote media system to store the recorded media content in the first media format. The recorded media content is transmitted to the remote media system, without retaining a copy of the recorded media content in the first media format at the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.