Patent ID: 11940949
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A server comprising:
a processor configured to control communication with a storage device that stores a scalable format file,
wherein the server is configured to:
determine whether a received retrieve request from a client device located external to the server is one of a first retrieve request for a first resolution for requesting a provision of a first multimedia file with the first resolution or a second retrieve request for a second resolution for requesting a provision of a second multimedia file with the second resolution from a label included within the received retrieve request corresponding to one of a plurality of different thumbnails,, in response to determining that the received retrieve request is the first retrieve request,
transmit a first read command to the storage device for the first multimedia file with the first resolution,
receive the first multimedia file in the first resolution from the storage device in response to transmitting the first read command,
transmit the first multimedia file in the first resolution to the client device,, in response to determining that the received retrieve request is the second retrieve request,
transmit a second read command to the storage device for the second multimedia file with the second resolution,
receive the second multimedia file in the second resolution from the storage device in response to transmitting the second read command, and
transmit the second multimedia file in the second resolution to the client device,
wherein the first multimedia file is generated by transcoding the scalable format file according to the first resolution by the storage device,
wherein the second multimedia file is generated by transcoding the scalable format file according to the second resolution by the storage device,
wherein the first retrieve request is generated by selecting a first thumbnail among the plurality of thumbnails on the client device, the second retrieve request is generated by selecting a second thumbnail among the plurality of thumbnails on the client device, and each of the plurality of thumbnails is associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of different resolutions.