Job Dispatcher of Transcoding Jobs for Media Programs

A method comprising:

• determining a job to dispatch for transcoding a source file, wherein the source file is stored on a node in a distributed file system in which a plurality of nodes are storing a plurality of source files;
• determining location information for the source file in the distributed file system, the location information identifying the node in which the source file is stored;
• determining, by a computing device, status information regarding current processing of jobs for the plurality of nodes;
• applying, by the computing device, the location information and the status information to a set of rules to determine a node in which to transcode the source file, wherein a first rule regarding the location information of where the source file is stored;
• and
• dispatching, by the computing device, the job to the determined node to have transcoding of the source file performed on the node, wherein the determined node that performs the transcoding of the source file is also storing at least a portion of the plurality of source files.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be configured for:

• determining a job to dispatch for transcoding a source file, wherein the source file is stored on a node in a distributed file system in which a plurality of nodes are storing a plurality of source files;
• determining location information for the source file in the distributed file system, the location information identifying the node in which the source file is stored;
• determining a node in the plurality of nodes in which to dispatch the job to have the source file transcoded by the node based on the location information for the source file;
• and
• dispatching the job to the determined node such that transcoding of the source file is performed on the determined node, wherein the determined node that performs the transcoding of the source file is also storing at least a portion of the plurality of source files.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be configured for:

• determining a job to dispatch for transcoding a source file, wherein the source file is stored on a node in a distributed file system in which a plurality of nodes are storing a plurality of source files;
• determining location information for the source file in the distributed file system, the location information identifying the node in which the source file is stored;
• determining status information regarding current processing of jobs for the plurality of nodes;
• applying the location information and the status information to a set of rules to determine a node in which to transcode the source file, wherein a first rule regarding the location information of where the source file is stored;
• and
• dispatching the job to the determined node to have transcoding of the source file performed on the node, wherein the determined node that performs the transcoding of the source file is also storing at least a portion of the plurality of source files.