On-demand digital asset management and distribution method and system
CA 2553258 C · Owner: Comcast Cable Communications, Llc · Inventors: Michel, Walter F.
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A content distribution network includes a central content management system that acquires digital assets for distribution over the network to on-demand serving locations for on-demand delivery to customers. A digital asset includes a package of files. The files are processed prior to distribution from the central content management system to provide trick mode support. The content distribution network distributes the processed files from the central content management system to the serving locations. A method includes breaking up the digital asset at the central content management system into chunks utilizing a pipelined distribution process between the central content management …
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- Filed January 12, 2005 and granted October 31, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 12, 2025.
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