Patent ID: 8060509

Claim:
A computerized method for processing data in a network having a plurality of network stations, the method comprising the steps of: electronically, via a processing device, receiving an indication of an encoded representation of data at a first of the plurality of network stations; electronically, via a processing device, generating a corresponding identifier associated with the encoded representation of data at the first network station; electronically, via a processing device, storing the encoded representation at a second of the plurality of network stations the encoded representation being associated with the identifier; electronically, via a processing device, receiving the encoded representation at a transcoder client from the second network station; electronically, via a processing device, processing the encoded representation at the transcoder client so as to generate a transcoded representation of the data; electronically, via a processing device, transmitting the transcoded representation from the transcoder client to the second of the plurality of network stations for storage therein, the transcoded representation being associated with the identifier and stored at an address within the second network station, wherein the address has an extended URL format including a start time indicator indicative of a time to start a transmission of a representation of data; electronically, via a processing device, receiving the address associated with the identifier at the first network station from the second network station; electronically, via a processing device, processing the encoded representation at an annotation client so as to generate one or more annotations associated with the encoded representation and the identifier; electronically, via a processing device, transmitting the identifier and the one or more annotations to a third of the plurality of network stations; and electronically, via a processing device, storing the identifier and the one or more annotations in the third network station.