Opinion ID: 4562704
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: A method performed by data processing appa-

Text: ratus, the method comprising: receiving video data from a client computing device at a server system, wherein the video data is cap- tured using a camera connected to the client com- puting device in accordance with instructions executed on the client computing device, wherein the instructions are provided to the client computing device by the server system and cause the video data to be captured in accordance with predeter- mined constraints and the predetermined con- straints include a frame rate defined by the instructions; automatically transcoding the video data, using a server included in the server system, into at least one different format based on at least one of user credentials associated with a user of the client computing device or attributes associated with the video data, wherein at least one format of the transcoded video data defines a video file in a format appropriate for inclusion in a linear television programming broadcast; and uploading the trans- coded video data to a distribution server for distribution. ’304 patent at 27:57–28:10 (disputed limitation emphasized). Relevant to this appeal, the challenged patents contain the same disputed limitation: capturing video according to instructions and parameters that are defined by a server system. Case: 19-1708 Document: 45 Page: 6 Filed: 09/03/2020 6 TWITTER, INC. v. VIDSTREAM LLC