Patent ID: 7159233
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. Method for preprocessing content for a stream caching server in an interactive information distribution system, said method comprising: downloading an applet to a first subscriber terminal from a http server; retrieving content in said a first subscriber terminal; transcoding said retrieved content into a plurality of MPEG packets; uploading said transcoded content to said http server coupled to an access network; encapsulating said transcoded content in accordance to an Internet Protocol (IP) format supported by said stream caching server; and transmitting said encapsulated content for storage in said stream caching server, wherein said IP formatted content is retrieved from said streaming cache server in response to a request for content from a second subscriber terminal coupled to another type of access network, and is streamed via a distribution network and said another type of access network to said second subscriber terminal.