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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLisa D. Amini, Martin G. Kienzle, Jorge O. Lepre
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A flexible and efficient mechanism for integrating arbitrary isochronous processing algorithms in general purpose media servers is provided. The disclosed system supports generic graphs of processing modules with for buffer management, distributed stream control, and quality of service management. A data pump component is provided for dynamically creating at least one data path for data retrieved in response to a request, the data path having a plurality of filters for processing the data with one or more processing algorithms. A graph of component then creates a graph for processing data and instructs the data pump to retrieve filters and create the data path in accordance with the graph. By distributing stream control and decoupling resource management from components responsible for processing the media stream, the disclosed system allows these generic graphs to be constructed over multiple, networked systems.
A media processing system, for applying one or more processing algorithms to retrieved digital data to generate at least one media stream in response to a request, comprising:
A method for a media processing system to apply one or more processing algorithms to retrieved digital data to generate at least one media stream in response to a request comprising the steps of:
A method for providing management of the flow of data retrieved by a retrieval entity in response to a request for transmission along a data path comprising a plurality of processing filters and connectors comprising the steps of:
A system for providing management of the flow of data retrieved for transmission along a data path comprising a plurality of processing filters and connectors comprising the steps of:
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for a media processing system to apply one or more processing algorithms to retrieved digital data to generate at least one media stream in response to a request, said method steps comprising:
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing management of the flow of data retrieved by a retrieval entity in response to a request for transmission along a data path comprising a plurality of processing filters and connectors, said method comprising the steps of:
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