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Sharing of prerecorded motion video over an internetwork

  • US 20040246951A1
  • Filed: 01/28/2002
  • Published: 12/09/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of privately sharing prerecorded motion video between first and second computers connected to an internetwork for exchanging network packets therebetween, wherein each of said computers has a respective private IP address within said internetwork, said method comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining a central server coupled to said internetwork and containing a database of IP addresses of registered computers;

    running call clients in each of said first and second computers for establishing a data call between said first and second computers in response to said database of IP addresses;

    uploading said prerecorded motion video into a video server application in said first computer, said video server application supporting streaming media;

    generating within said first or second computer a request for sharing said served resources;

    running media player applications in said first and second computers, said media player applications supporting said streaming media;

    streaming said uploaded motion video from said video server application to said media player applications simultaneously; and

    displaying said prerecorded motion video on said first and second computers.

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