System and method for preloading content segments to client devices in an electronic network
First Claim
1. A system for supporting content distribution in an electronic network, comprising:
- client devices that are initially configured to locally store preloaded content segments of content items in a distributed manner; and
a download manager of an electronic device, said download manager generating content segment requests to target devices from among said client devices for downloading required content segments to reassemble a selected content item.
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Abstract
A system and method for supporting content distribution in an electronic network includes a peer-to-peer network of electronic devices. The electronic devices are initially preloaded in a distributed manner with various content segments from corresponding content items. When a system user selects a particular content item on a corresponding electronic device, a download manager of the electronic device may automatically generate content segment requests to other appropriate electronic devices in the peer-to-peer network. The download manager may then download and automatically reassemble the content segments to produce the selected content item for utilization by the system user.
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43 Claims
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1. A system for supporting content distribution in an electronic network, comprising:
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client devices that are initially configured to locally store preloaded content segments of content items in a distributed manner; and a download manager of an electronic device, said download manager generating content segment requests to target devices from among said client devices for downloading required content segments to reassemble a selected content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for supporting content distribution in an electronic network, comprising the steps of:
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configuring client devices to locally store preloaded content segments of content items in a distributed manner; utilizing a download manager of an electronic device for generating content segment requests to target devices from among said client devices; and downloading required content segments from said target devices to reassemble a selected content item. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for supporting content distribution in an electronic network, comprising:
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means for storing preloaded content segments of content items in a distributed manner; means for generating content segment requests to target devices from among said means for storing; and means for downloading required content segments from said target devices to reassemble a selected content item.
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42. A system for supporting content distribution in an electronic network, comprising:
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client devices that are initially configured to locally store preloaded content segments of content items in a distributed manner; a tracking server that stores current storage locations of said preloaded content segments; and a download manager of an electronic device, said download manager initially downloading said current storage locations from said tracking server, said download manager then generating content segment requests to target devices from among said client devices for downloading required content segments to reassemble a selected content item.
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43. An electronic device for reproducing a content item, comprising:
a download manager that receives a content selection from a system user for reproducing said content item, said download manager responsively generating content segment requests to target devices in a peer-to-peer network, said target devices being preloaded in a distributed manner with content segments from said content item, said electronic device then downloading said content segments from said target devices, said download manager utilizing said content segments to reassemble said content item.
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