Patent ID: 7552143
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing multimedia contents to a client via a network, the method comprising: receiving, by a local server of a contents distribution network, multimedia contents from a plurality of contents providers connected to the contents distribution network; transmitting, by the local server, the received multimedia contents to a central server such that the central server processes the transmitted multimedia contents to construct a plurality of pieces of information relating to at least part of the transmitted multimedia contents; receiving, by the local server, the plurality of pieces of information from the central server; forwarding, by the local server, the plurality of pieces of information to a plurality of clients connected to the contents distribution network; receiving a request for supplying a piece of multimedia content from a first one of the plurality of clients, wherein the request further comprises information about a device of the first client on which the requested piece is to be played; and supplying to the first client the requested piece of multimedia content configured into a form that the first client's device can play, wherein supplying further comprises: