Method and system for managing and distributing digital media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8812672
APP PUB NO 20060271683A1
SERIAL NO

11499768

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A system and method that integrates a plurality of media service systems offering different multimedia services such as media storage, syndication, delivery, and billing services. The system and method also provides automated file transcoding. In embodiment, a method of the present invention includes receiving a plurality of physical media files, organizing the plurality of physical media files so that different bit-rates and formats of a single source material are organized into a media database entity, receiving user specified delivery settings for the distribution of the physical media file, generating a release database entity storing the delivery settings of the physical media file, generating an address indicating the storage location of the release, and transmitting the address to a remote computing device.

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COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC1701 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blaine, Ian Seattle, US 3 229
Olson, Andrew Kirkland, US 58 1208
Ramaley, Alan Seattle, US 21 703
Sodt, Andrew Seattle, US 3 229
Sonnad, Rahul Snohomish, US 4 252

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