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US 6,892,391 · App. 09/615,468 · Granted May 10, 2005

Dynamic generation of video content for presentation by a media server

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Patent No.: US 6,892,391
App. No.: 09/615,468
Granted: May 10, 2005
Kind: B1

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Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for dynamically generating digital video streams without an equivalent analog stream. The apparatus includes a configuration manager. The configuration manager presents configuration options to a user. User selections are recording as user preferences. The configuration manager is coupled to a media generator, which generates intermediate digital content based upon the user preferences. The media generator may be coupled to a local storage for storing electronic audio and visual information. The intermediate digital content is transferred to an encoder, which encodes the intermediate digital content to a digital format specified by in the user preferences.

Claims (9)

1. A method for generating a digital video stream, comprising:

loading user preferences corresponding to a manner in which the digital video stream is to be configured, wherein the user preferences include a plurality of time zones in which various parts of a system that is to be tested with the digital video stream may be simulated to operate in;

identifying media required by a media generator to satisfy the user preferences;

loading said media;

using said media to generate intermediate digital content based on the user preferences;

transferring the intermediate digital content to an encoder; and

encoding said intermediate digital content into said digital video stream.

2. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for presenting dynamic content from a server to a client, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of: loading user preferences corresponding to a manner in which the digital video stream is to be configured, wherein the user preferences include a plurality of time zones in which various parts of a system that is to be tested with the digital video stream may be simulated to operate in; identifying media required by a media generator to satisfy the user preferences; loading said media; generating intermediate digital content based on the user preferences; transferring the intermediate digital content to an encoder; and encoding same intermediate digital content into said digital video stream.

3. A system for generating digital content, comprising: a means for loading user preferences corresponding to a manner in which the digital video stream is to be configured, wherein the user preferences include a plurality of time zones in which various parts of a system that is to be tested with the digital video stream may be simulated to operate in; a means for identifying media required by a media generator to satisfy the user preferences; a means for loading said media; a means for generating said digital content based upon the user preferences; and a means for encoding said digital content based upon the user preferences.

Assignments (12)

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 049905/0504 Recorded Dec 19, 2024

From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; RUCKUS WIRELESS, LLC (F/K/A RUCKUS WIRELESS, INC.)

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019

From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC

To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 8, 2019

From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

To: ARRIS GROUP, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS KOREA, INC.; ARRIS HOLDINGS CORP. OF ILLINOIS, INC.; BIG BAND NETWORKS, INC.; TEXSCAN CORPORATION; POWER GUARD, INC.; 4HOME, INC.; ACADIA AIC, INC.; AEROCAST, INC.; BROADBUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION; GENERAL INSTRUMENT AUTHORIZATION SERVICES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; IMEDIA CORPORATION; JERROLD DC RADIO, INC.; LEAPSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.; MODULUS VIDEO, INC.; MOTOROLA WIRELINE NETWORKS, INC.; NETOPIA, INC.; NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS (PUERTO RICO), INC.; QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; SETJAM, INC.; SUNUP DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; UCENTRIC SYSTEMS, INC.; GIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO LLC; GIC INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LLC; CCE SOFTWARE LLC; THE GI REALTY TRUST 1996

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2014

From: ALCATEL-LUCENT TELECOM LIMITED

To: ALCATEL LUCENT

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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 24, 2014

From: ALCATEL TELECOM LIMITED

To: ALCATEL-LUCENT TELECOM LIMITED

Reel/Frame 032505/0065 →

SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2013

From: ARRIS GROUP, INC.; ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.; ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ARRIS KOREA, INC.; ARRIS HOLDINGS CORP. OF ILLINOIS; BIGBAND NETWORKS, INC.; TEXSCAN CORPORATION; POWER GUARD, INC.; 4HOME, INC.; ACADIA AIC, INC.; AEROCAST, INC.; BROADBUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION; GENERAL INSTRUMENT AUTHORIZATION SERVICES, INC.; GENERAL INSTRUMENT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.; IMEDIA CORPORATION; JERROLD DC RADIO, INC.; LEAPSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.; MODULUS VIDEO, INC.; MOTOROLA WIRELINE NETWORKS, INC.; NETOPIA, INC.; NEXTLEVEL SYSTEMS (PUERTO RICO), INC.; QUANTUM BRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; SETJAM, INC.; SUNUP DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.; UCENTRIC SYSTEMS, INC.; GIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDCO LLC; GIC INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LLC; CCE SOFTWARE LLC; THE GI REALTY TRUST 1996

To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Reel/Frame 030498/0023 →

MERGER Recorded Feb 7, 2013

From: BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION

To: ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2007

From: THIRDSPACE LIVING LIMITED

To: ALCATEL TELECOM LIMITED

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2005

From: BROADBAND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC