Personal on-demand media streaming system and method
First Claim
1. A personal on-demand media streaming system, comprising:
- a media library storage device; and
an on-demand media streaming server coupled to the media library storage device, wherein the on-demand media streaming server establishes a private communication link to a client device by authenticating both a client device and a user of the client device such that only an authorized user from an authorized client device may access the media library storage device via the on-demand media streaming server, and wherein the on-demand media streaming server, in response to a request for media content from an authorized user and an authorized client device, streams the requested media content to the authorized client device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for on-demand media streaming from a user'"'"'s own media library to a user'"'"'s receiving device that may be located in a different location from that where the media library is stored. The present invention provides an out-of-the box on-demand media server device that may be used by itself, in conjunction with a personal computer, or in conjunction with a personal home stereo system or video system. The on-demand media server includes security mechanisms that allow a user to establish a private server that only the user may communicate with and gain access to the user'"'"'s media library. In one particular embodiment, a smart card or other removable media are used as a security device to ensure that access to the media files on the user'"'"'s personal on-demand media streaming server is limited to the user. In addition, the system and method provides an on-demand conversion of the media in the user'"'"'s personal media library to an appropriate format.
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21 Claims
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1. A personal on-demand media streaming system, comprising:
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a media library storage device; and
an on-demand media streaming server coupled to the media library storage device, wherein the on-demand media streaming server establishes a private communication link to a client device by authenticating both a client device and a user of the client device such that only an authorized user from an authorized client device may access the media library storage device via the on-demand media streaming server, and wherein the on-demand media streaming server, in response to a request for media content from an authorized user and an authorized client device, streams the requested media content to the authorized client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of streaming media from an on-demand media streaming server to an authorized client device, comprising:
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establishing a private communication link to a client device by authenticating both the client device and a user of the client device such that only an authorized user from an authorized client device may access media content via the on-demand media streaming server;
receiving a request from the client device for media content; and
in response to the request for media content from the client device, streaming the requested media content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for streaming media from an on-demand media streaming server to an authorized client device, comprising:
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first instructions for establishing a private communication link to a client device by authenticating both the client device and a user of the client device such that only an authorized user from an authorized client device may access media content via the on-demand media streaming server;
second instructions for receiving a request from the client device for media content; and
third instructions for streaming the requested media content to the client device in response to the request for media content from the client device.
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