Mobile transcoding architecture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8285403
APP PUB NO 20050197108A1
SERIAL NO

10978931

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A method and system for transcoding for a mobile device. The method includes accepting a master file, processing the master file with steps laid out in a definition file, the definition file providing instructions for converting the master file to a derivative file appropriate for playback on a pre-specified mobile handset, and outputting the results of the processing step into the derivative file. The system includes a definition file, the definition file providing instructions for converting a master file to a derivative file appropriate for playback on a pre-specified mobile handset. A plurality of modules is employed that are controlled by the definition file and which perform a corresponding plurality of functions on the master file or derivatives thereof. The function or processing steps may include one or more or all of the following: channel averaging, equalization, dynamic compression, limiting and peak normalization, resampling, CODEC encoding, applying a wrapper, or applying digital rights management.

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  • SONY CORPORATION;SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nilson, Tim New York, US 7 37
Salvatore, Sergio Union City, US 2 13
Selvadurai, Naveen New York, US 1 12

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