SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. A method for providing simulated multimedia streams, comprising:
- (a) extracting digital content from a web site via a communication link;
(b) converting the digital content to a simulated video stream; and
(c) sending the simulated video stream to a target display device which is configured to display the simulated video stream.
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Abstract
A method and system for integrated personal content access have been disclosed. The system includes a gateway which provides simulated multimedia streams by extracting digital content from a web site, converting the digital content to a simulated video stream, and sending the simulated video stream to a target display device. Neither the web site nor the target display device need to change to provide this feature. The gateway is further able to provide a shadow download feature, where if a user downloads content, the user also has access to other resolutions or formats of the same content via the gateway for his various devices. When the gateway receives a request to access the content, it obtains identifiers for the user'"'"'s devices, and determines a format corresponding to each of the devices. The gateway retrieves the content for each device in their respective formats and forwards them to the respective device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing simulated multimedia streams, comprising:
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(a) extracting digital content from a web site via a communication link; (b) converting the digital content to a simulated video stream; and (c) sending the simulated video stream to a target display device which is configured to display the simulated video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A content management device for providing simulated multimedia streams, the content management device comprising:
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a content distribution interface connected by at least one communication link to at least one target display device; at least one processor configured to execute at least one computer-executable instruction sequence; and a computer-readable medium storing at least one computer-executable instruction sequence, wherein execution of the at least one computer-executable instruction sequence by the at least one processor performs; (a) extracting digital content from a web site via the at least one communication link; (b) converting the digital content to a simulated video stream; and (c) sending the simulated video stream to a target display device which is configured to display the simulated video stream. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium with program instructions for providing simulated multimedia streams, comprising instructions for:
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(a) extracting digital content from a web site via a communication link; (b) converting the digital content to a simulated video stream; and (c) sending the simulated video stream to a target display device which is configured to display the simulated video stream.
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12. A method for accessing a multimedia content among a plurality of target display devices, comprising:
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(a) receiving a request to access a multimedia content, the request including a user identifier; (b) obtaining at least two target display device identifiers associated with the user identifier, each target display device identifier corresponding to a target display device; (c) determining a multimedia format corresponding to each of the at least two target display devices; (d) retrieving, for each of the at least two target display devices, a multimedia content version of the multimedia content which is formatted in the multimedia format corresponding to the respective target display device; and (e) forwarding each multimedia content version to the respective target display device that corresponds to the multimedia format of the multimedia content version. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A content distribution device for providing simulated multimedia streams, the content distribution device comprising:
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a content distribution interface connected by at least one communication link to a plurality of target display devices and a user device; at least one processor configured to execute at least one computer-executable instruction sequence; and a computer-readable medium storing at least one computer-executable instruction sequence, wherein execution of the at least one computer-executable instruction sequence by the at least one processor performs the steps of; (a) receiving a request to access a multimedia content, the request including a user identifier; (b) obtaining at least two target display device identifiers associated with the user identifier, each target display device identifier corresponding to a target display device; (c) determining a multimedia format corresponding to each of the at least two target display devices; (d) retrieving, for each of the at least two target display devices, a multimedia content version of the multimedia content which is formatted in the multimedia format corresponding to the respective target display device; and (e) forwarding each multimedia content version to the respective target display device that corresponds to the multimedia format of the multimedia content version. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium with program instructions for accessing a multimedia content among a plurality of target display devices, comprising instructions for:
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(a) receiving a request to access a multimedia content, the request including a user identifier; (b) obtaining at least two target display device identifiers associated with the user identifier, each target display device identifier corresponding to a target display device; (c) determining a multimedia format corresponding to each of the at least two target display devices; (d) retrieving, for each of the at least two target display devices, a multimedia content version of the multimedia content which is formatted in the multimedia format corresponding to the respective target display device; and (e) forwarding each multimedia content version to the respective target display device that corresponds to the multimedia format of the multimedia content version.
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