Patent ID: 8887214
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric associated with a video system that includes a metadata broker element; storing metadata information associated with content, wherein the content is associated with a release uniform resource locator (URL); generating a content guide that includes a plurality of assets, wherein each of the assets are associated with a corresponding release URL and at least one corresponding source content URL, wherein the corresponding release URL indicates a content resolution server for returning one of the at least one corresponding source content URLs to the client; identifying an asset requested by the client based on a corresponding release URL associated with the requested asset; and translating the corresponding release URL into a specific source content URL and returning the specific source content URL to the client, wherein the returned specific source content URL specifies a particular access network and a particular delivery entity for delivering a particular version of the asset.