Dynamic transcoding proxy
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Published version
Date
2002-08-05
DOI
Authors
Lynch, Gerard D.
Chappell, Floyd
Berenson, Dana Bruce
Woodard, Andrew S.
Castello, Richard J.
Goncalves, Marcus Vinicius
Version
OA Version
Published version
Citation
Gerard D Lynch, Floyd Chappell, Dana Bruce Berenson, Andrew S Woodard, Richard J Castello, Marcus Vinicius Goncalves. "Dynamic Transcoding Proxy." https://patents.google.com/patent/US20020111972
Abstract
A first group of application settings, files, and other data, of a first specific format, is converted and transferred to a second related format with respect to a receiving computer-based device, so that the receiving computer-based device Will have a substantially similar operating environment to that associated with the first group. First, a communication link is established between a first computer-based device and the Web site. Next, the first computer-based device is scanned, via the Web site, to determine the information contained on the first computer-based device. The user then selects Which of the scanned information is to be uploaded from the first computer-based device onto the Web site for temporary storage. Finally, the selected information is transferred from the first computer-based device onto the Web site for temporary storage. Once retrieval of the temporarily stored information is desired, the user establishes a communication link between a second computer-based device and the Web site. The second computer-based device is scanned, via the Web site, to determine the information contained on the second computer-based device. The temporarily stored information, from the first computer-based device on the Web site, is then displayed to the user and the user selects Which of this temporary information, from the first computer-based device, is to be downloaded from the Web site onto the second computer-based device. The selected information is finally formatted by a format management module and downloaded from the Website onto the second computer-based device.