METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT USING AN EXISTING DIGITAL SOUND TRANSFER PROTOCOL

摘要

There are provided methods and systems for transferring multimedia content using an existing digital sound transfer protocol. A system for processing multimedia content for transfer over one or more networks includes a transformation device (211) and a reconstruction device (251). The transformation device (211) is for transforming a multimedia file into a sound file for subsequent transfer over the one or more networks using an existing digital sound transfer protocol. The multimedia file represents the multimedia content. The reconstruction device (251) is for reconstructing the multimedia content from the sound file, after the sound file has been transferred.