Remote viewing of multimedia content
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a system including a processor, a remote viewing request to view media content on a second terminal device of a network client, wherein the media content was included in a first multimedia stream that was transmitted, via a service provider network, to a first terminal device of the network client;
determining digital rights management rules associated with the media content that is associated with the remote viewing request; and
responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on a default device and determining that the digital rights management rules are satisfied, invoking, by the system, the terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations fulfilling the remote viewing request including generating a second multimedia stream of the media content by adjusting a format of the first multimedia stream and providing the second multimedia stream to the second terminal device.
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Abstract
A method and system for remote viewing of multimedia content using a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) is configured to duplicate multimedia content displayed on a first MCDN terminal device and route the duplicate multimedia content to a second MCDN terminal device. The MCDN terminal devices may be coupled to a local network at an MCDN client premises. The MCDN terminal devices may also include wireless telephony devices for mobile remote viewing functionality. The method may include transcoding of the multimedia content into a format suitable for the second MCDN terminal device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a system including a processor, a remote viewing request to view media content on a second terminal device of a network client, wherein the media content was included in a first multimedia stream that was transmitted, via a service provider network, to a first terminal device of the network client; determining digital rights management rules associated with the media content that is associated with the remote viewing request; and responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on a default device and determining that the digital rights management rules are satisfied, invoking, by the system, the terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations fulfilling the remote viewing request including generating a second multimedia stream of the media content by adjusting a format of the first multimedia stream and providing the second multimedia stream to the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including processor executable program instructions which, when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a remote viewing request to view media content on a remote device of a network client; accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating a default device; determining digital rights management rules associated with the media content that is associated with the remote viewing request; and responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on the default device and determining that the digital rights management rules are satisfied, invoking the terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations including generating a second multimedia stream of the media content by adjusting a format of a first multimedia stream of the media content and providing the second multimedia stream to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium, accessible to the processor, including processor executable program instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating a default device; determining digital rights management rules associated with media content that is associated with a content request; and responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on the default device and determining that the digital rights management rules are satisfied, invoking the terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations including generating a second multimedia stream of the media content by adjusting a format of a first multimedia stream of the media content and providing the second multimedia stream to a remote device, wherein the first multimedia stream is transmitted, via a service provider network, to a first terminal device of a network client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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