Patent ID: 7743161
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of processing digital content for streaming of live content network transport, the method comprising: encoding a digital content clip according to epoch intervals comprising one or more consecutive predetermined portions of the digital content clip, wherein the encoding generates prepped content that comprises at least one encoded representation of each epoch interval, such that each epoch interval comprises a different consecutive portion of the digital content clip; storing the prepped content for a predetermined number of epoch intervals into a streaming buffer of a network data store having a plurality of epoch queues each having a predetermined number of epoch locations for storing epoch intervals; selecting one of the prepped content epoch intervals for reading from the streaming buffer; providing an encoded representation of the selected prepped content epoch interval, in accordance with current network condition between the network data store and the receiving device, by network transport directed to the receiving device;