Remotely accessing protected files via streaming
First Claim
1. A method in which a user accesses from a remote device a protected file on a source device wherein the user has a right to access the protected file, the method comprising:
- Using the remote device by the user to locate the protected file on the source device;
Using the remote device by the user to attempt to access the located, protected file via a media player on the remote device;
Constructing by the media player a path by which the source device streams the protected file;
Responding by the remote device to an authentication request from the source device that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file; and
Receiving by the remote device the protected file streamed over the constructed path via the media player.
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Abstract
A source device permits a user of a remote device to access a protected file on the source device when the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The user locates the protected file on the source device using the remote device and accesses the protected file using a media player on the remote device. The media player constructs a path by which the source device streams the protected file. The remote device responds to an authentication request from the source device that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The user is authenticated to confirm that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file. The protected file is streamed to the remote device via a path constructed by the remote device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method in which a user accesses from a remote device a protected file on a source device wherein the user has a right to access the protected file, the method comprising:
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Using the remote device by the user to locate the protected file on the source device;
Using the remote device by the user to attempt to access the located, protected file via a media player on the remote device;
Constructing by the media player a path by which the source device streams the protected file;
Responding by the remote device to an authentication request from the source device that the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file; and
Receiving by the remote device the protected file streamed over the constructed path via the media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for permitting a user of a remote device to access a protected file stored on a source device, said system comprising:
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an interface for receiving a request from the user of the remote device for accessing the protected file on the source device;
an authentication component for determining the permission based on the request by authenticating that the user of the remote device has a right to access a protected file; and
a streaming component for streaming the protected file in response to the request to the remote device via a path constructed by the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data structure defining a streaming URL constructed by a remote device for use by the remote device to receive a protected file streamed over the URL by a source device, wherein the user of the remote device has a right to access the protected file, said data structure comprising:
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A streaming protocol by which the file is streamed;
A path linking the remote device and the source device over which the streamed file is provided; and
A sharing protocol for facilitating the transfer of the streaming file from the source device to the remote device via the path. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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