System and method for efficiently translating media files between formats using a universal representation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8436753
APP PUB NO 20120179700A1
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13004811

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An apparatus and method are described for reading a file into a universal representation and translating from that universal representation into various file formats. For example, a method according to one embodiment comprises: reading compressed audio data from a first audio file, the first audio file comprising audio data compressed using a first compression algorithm and bookkeeping data having a first format, the bookkeeping data specifying a location of the compressed audio data within the first audio file; and generating a universal representation of the first audio file without decompressing and recompressing the audio data, the universal representation having bookkeeping data of a second format specifying the location of compressed audio data within the universal representation.

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Eagleston, Walker J Sunnyvale, US 7 74
Mizuno, Takayuki Los Altos, US 84 596
Ohta, Kazuhisa Sunnyvale, US 3 4

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