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Patent drawing for Method and apparatus for multimedia communications with different user terminals
US 7,957,733 B2
Business & commerce US 7,957,733 B2 Expired

Method and apparatus for multimedia communications with different user terminals

The invention describes a system that takes multimedia content from outside a home and prepares it for devices inside the home. It figures out what specific communication language, signal type, and address each home device needs, then converts and sends the content accordingly. Some versions of this system also perform virus screening or other security and error correction processes on the content.

Why it matters: Filed before widespread cloud-based media transcoding and delivery. Today, powerful home network hardware and standardized media codecs make such local adaptation more robust and efficient, especially for privacy-focused users or integrating legacy systems not served by cloud solutions.

Status
ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build
SpecializedSoftware logic, network protocols, content conversion

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