Method and system for managing audio-visual contents for the distribution thereof in the on-demand mode
First Claim
1. Method for managing audio-visual contents characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
- realizing a peer-to-peer network of a plurality of router devices suitable for connection to external data networks and comprising audio-visual content storage means;
providing a plurality of player devices connected to corresponding router devices, as well as to a display device of said final user;
providing at least one shared section of said audio-visual content storage means;
sharing said shared sections of said audio-visual content storage means of said router devices; and
distributing audio-visual contents on said storage means of said plurality of router devices.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
It is described a method for managing audio-visual contents characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
realizing a peer-to-peer network of a plurality of router devices suitable for connection to external data networks and comprising audio-visual content storage means;
providing a plurality of player devices connected to corresponding router devices, as well as to a display device of said final user;
providing at least one shared section of said audio-visual content storage means;
sharing said shared sections of said audio-visual content storage means of said router devices; and
distributing audio-visual contents on said storage means of said plurality of router devices.
It is also described a managing system comprising at least a first router device (11) connected to a digital network (13) for transmitting audio-visual contents as well as to a second player device (12) connected in turn to at least one device (15) for displaying audio-visual contents installed with a final user suitable to implement the managing method according to the invention.
-
Citations
35 Claims
-
1. Method for managing audio-visual contents characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
-
realizing a peer-to-peer network of a plurality of router devices suitable for connection to external data networks and comprising audio-visual content storage means;
providing a plurality of player devices connected to corresponding router devices, as well as to a display device of said final user;
providing at least one shared section of said audio-visual content storage means;
sharing said shared sections of said audio-visual content storage means of said router devices; and
distributing audio-visual contents on said storage means of said plurality of router devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
7. Method for managing audio-visual contents according to claim S, characterized in that said step of updating audio-visual contents is managed on the basis of parameters set by said final user and/or by suppliers of said audio-visual contents.
- 15. System for managing audio-visual contents characterized in that it comprises at least a first router device (11) connected to a digital network (13) for transmitting audio-visual content as well as to a second player device (12) connected in turn to at least a device (15) for displaying audio-visual contents installed with a final user, said system comprising means for storing audio-visual contents shared in said first router devices (11) of a plurality of final users who subscribed to the service, interconnected through a peer-to-peer network.
Specification