Patent ID: 9148464
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering media from a media distribution server, the method comprising: receiving, by the media distribution server, a plurality of requests to deliver a piece of media content respectively to a plurality of remote clients of a plurality of differing client types, each of said plurality of differing client types supporting a common media encoding format but not supporting a common media container format, accessing, in the memory of the media distribution server: based on a client type and a media rendering capability of a current remote client among the plurality of remote clients, the media distribution server selecting: according to the second media container, re-packaging said selected first or second digital media data into a first digital media stream comprising said selected first or second digital media data unchanged in said common media encoding format and said second media container; and providing, by the media distribution server to said current remote client, said first digital media stream.