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US 2017/0364385 A1Published application
Methods And Systems For Queuing Events
AssigneethePlatform, LLC
InventorsPaul Meijer, Mark Hellkamp
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to methods and systems for queuing events. In one aspect, a method is disclosed that receives or creates an event and inserts the event into a queue. The method determines at least one property of the event and associates a priority with the event based on the property. The method then processes the event in accordance with its priority.
Claims1
A method, comprising:
- receiving a media distribution package comprising at least one media file;
- determining a first media file processing event based on the media distribution package;
- inserting the first media file processing event into a queue;
- selecting the first media file processing event from the queue for processing, wherein selecting the first media file processing event is prioritized based on a predetermined time after which the first media file processing event is to be processed and an identity of a source from which the media distribution package is received;
- processing the first media file processing event based on selecting the first media file processing event;
- determining a second media file processing event in the queue to prevent from being processed while the first media file processing event is being processed;
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- setting an attribute of the second media file processing event indicating that the at least one media file is unavailable for processing.
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