System and method for using resources of a computer system in conjuction with a thin media client

• US 20020103880A1
• Filed: 01/26/2001
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Konetski, David, Boesch, Shannon Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 7,975,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2871 Implementation details of single intermediate entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4113 PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A computer system including a processor and a memory for retrieving digital media content, storing the digital media content in the memory, and providing the digital media content to a thin media client is provided.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computer system including a processor and a memory for;

retrieving digital media content;

storing the digital media content in the memory; and

providing the digital media content to a thin media client using a first network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the thin media client comprises an audio client.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the digital media content comprises an audio file.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the digital media content comprises realtime audio information.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the thin media client comprises a video client, and wherein the digital media content comprises video information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the thin media client comprises an image client, and wherein the digital media content comprises image information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

transcoding the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

performing a rights management task associated with the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

performing a decompression function on the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

performing a decryption function on the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

buffering the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

providing an interface associated with the thin media client to a user to allow the user to access one or more features of the thin media client.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is for:

retrieving the digital media content using a second network.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the first network comprises a home network.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the thin media client comprises an audio client.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the digital media content comprises an audio file.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the digital media content comprises realtime audio information.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the thin media client comprises a video client, and wherein the digital media content comprises video information.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the thin media client comprises an image client, and wherein the digital media content comprises image information.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

transcoding the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

22. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

performing a rights management task associated with the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

23. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

performing a decompression function on the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

24. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

performing a decryption function on the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

25. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

buffering the digital media content prior to providing the digital media content to the thin media client.

26. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing an interface associated with the thin media client to a user to allow the user to access one or more features of the thin media client.

15. A method performed by a computer system comprising:

retrieving digital media content;

storing the digital media content in a memory of the computer system; and

providing the digital media content to a thin media client.