US 11,240,337 B2 · Image transformation in hybrid sourcing architecture

Abstract

Image transformation for use in a hybrid distribution architecture with improved performance characteristics is provided herein. The hybrid distribution architecture provides content to clients via a dual source system using a central cloud service and a Content Distribution Network, which uses the cloud service as its source. A client that requests a new rendition of an image provided by a chosen source of the hybrid distribution architecture will have that request handled by the source, and the source may maintain that rendition for future provision. By allowing the client to choose the source and letting that source handle the request, rather than requiring a central service hand the request, the amount of data needed to be transmitted is reduced and the speed of provision of content, modified or not, is improved for the client.

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A method for providing clients with transformed images over a content distribution network (CDN), comprising:

receiving, at a content distribution network (CDN), an original image and a request from a client device for a transformed image based on the original image;
determining whether the CDN stores the transformed image;
and
in response to determining that the CDN does not store the transformed image:
transmitting the request from the CDN to an image transformation service;
receiving, at the CDN from the image transformation service, a request for the original image;
transmitting, from the CDN to the image transformation service, the original image;
receiving, at the CDN from the image transformation service, the transformed image based on the original image and the request;
and
transmitting the transformed image from the CDN to the client device.

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A system for providing clients with transformed images over a content distribution network (CDN), the system comprising:

one or more processing units;
and
a computer-readable storage medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the one or more processing units to perform a method comprising:
receiving, at a content distribution network (CDN), an original image and a request from a client device for a transformed image based on the original image;
determining whether the CDN stores the transformed image;
and
in response to determining that the CDN does not store the transformed image:
transmitting the request from the CDN to an image transformation service;
receiving, at the CDN from the image transformation service, a request for the original image;
transmitting, from the CDN to the image transformation service, the original image;
receiving, at the CDN from the image transformation service, the transformed image based on the original image and the request;
and
transmitting the transformed image from the CDN to the client device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image transformation in hybrid sourcing architecture

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