Digital media distribution device
AssigneeWarner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
InventorsPaul Klamer, Ken Long, Arjun Ramamurthy
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Abstract
A digital media distribution device that includes an encoder, a decoder coupled to the encoder, and a transcoder coupled to the decoder. The encoder is configured to encode input data that is received by the digital media distribution device into a first data format. The decoder is configured to decode output data to be output by the digital media distribution device. The transcoder is configured to convert the encoded input data from the first data format into a second data format. The digital media distribution device is configured to be coupled to a computer network.
Claims23
A digital media distribution device comprising:
- an encoder configured to encode input data received by the digital media distribution device into encoded data in a first data format, the encoder coupled directly to and under control from a computer terminal unit;
- a decoder configured to decode the encoded data into output data, the decoder coupled to the encoder solely via a computer network and coupled directly to and under control from the computer terminal unit;
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- a transcoder, coupled to the decoder via the computer network, configured to convert the encoded data from the first data format into a second data format;
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- the computer terminal unit enabling an operator to directly control the encoder and the decoder via one of a serial connection or the computer network.
A digital media distribution device comprising:
- an encoder configured to encode input data into encoded data, the encoder coupled directly to and under control from a computer terminal unit;
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- a decoder configured to decode the encoded data into output data, the decoder coupled to the encoder solely via a computer network, and coupled directly to and under control from the computer terminal unit;
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- the computer terminal unit enabling an operator to directly control the encoder and the decoder via one of a serial connection or the computer network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.