Streaming data on data processes

摘要

A method, system and computer program product for servicing media content. In one embodiment, the media content is processed by having each of a group of services process increments of the media content, one increment at a time; and the order in which the services process these increments is orchestrated to process all of the media content in accordance with a defined procedure. In one embodiment, the increments of the media content are passed, one increment after another, to at least a plurality of the services in a defined order. In an embodiment, each time one of the plurality of services passes one of the increments of the media content to a subsequent one of the services in the defined order, the one of the plurality of services requests another increment of the media content from a preceding one of the services in the defined order.

主权项

1. A method of servicing media content, comprising:
receiving specified media content at one or more processing units; using a multitude of services operating on the one or more processing units to process the media content by having each of the services process increments of the media content, one increment at a time; and executing the one or more processing units, implementing a media content servicing program, for orchestrating the order in which the services process the increments of the media content to process all of the media content in accordance with a defined procedure, including orchestrating the exchange of the increments of the media content among the services in a defined sequence, and using different ones of the services to process simultaneously different ones of the increments of the media content to reduce a time needed to service all of the specified media content; and wherein: said multitude of services includes a first service and a plurality of subsequent services; and the using a multitude of services operating on the one or more processing units to process the media content includes each of said subsequent services requesting a plurality of the increments of the media content from another one of the services at specified times to process the media content in accordance with the defined procedure.