Digital media distribution methods, General purpose computers, and digital media distribution systems

摘要

Digital media distribution methods, general purpose computers, digital media distribution systems are described. According to one aspect, a digital media distribution method includes providing a general purpose computer configured to execute a plurality of application programs according to a first priority level, executing one of the application programs according to a second priority level using the general purpose computer, wherein the second priority level is higher than the first priority level and the executing comprises executing to process encoded data of at least one of a plurality of media formats to provide media data, providing the media data within a predetermined media format using the general purpose computer, and outputting the media data of the predetermined media format from the general purpose computer for communication to a plurality of media appliance devices configured to process the media data of the predetermined media format.