Patent ID: 8208947
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a media server, comprising computer instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising: receiving a request from a communication device to distribute media content, wherein the media content comprises video content; storing a user profile associated with the communication device, wherein the user profile comprises distribution information identifying a targeted recipient, a type of distribution and a recipient format; determining the targeted recipient of the media content based on the user profile; determining the type of distribution associated with the targeted recipient based on the distribution information in the user profile; determining the recipient format for the media content associated with the targeted recipient based on the distribution information in the user profile; receiving and storing the media content; adjusting a format of the media content according to the recipient format to generate an adjusted media content, wherein the adjusting of the format comprises re-encoding the media content; transmitting a notification associated with the adjusted media content to the targeted recipient; and transmitting the adjusted media content to the targeted recipient.