Method of sharing personal media using a digital recorder
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1. A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- providing a media server;
providing a content database on the media server;
wherein the content database contains multimedia content and associated metadata information;
providing a DVR;
receiving an email containing a content file on the media server; and
wherein the content file contains any of;
audio content, video content, photo content, configuration information, links to a server, or to content stored on a server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder transfers multimedia content via email to a digital video recorder.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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providing a media server;
providing a content database on the media server;
wherein the content database contains multimedia content and associated metadata information;
providing a DVR;
receiving an email containing a content file on the media server; and
wherein the content file contains any of;
audio content, video content, photo content, configuration information, links to a server, or to content stored on a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
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a media server;
a content database on the media server;
wherein the content database contains multimedia content and associated metadata information;
a DVR;
means for receiving an email containing a content file on the media server; and
wherein the content file contains any of;
audio content, video content, photo content, configuration information, links to a server, or to content stored on a server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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providing a media server;
providing a content database on the media server;
wherein the content database contains multimedia content and associated metadata information;
providing a DVR;
receiving an email containing a content file on the media server; and
wherein the content file contains any of;
audio content, video content, photo content, configuration information, links to a server, or to content stored on a server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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