Coordination and Management of Content Distribution
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- monitoring, at a coordinating device, content offered by one or more content services;
determining, at the coordinating device, whether the offered content includes new content information; and
in response to determining that the offered content includes the new content information, transmitting the new content information to a receiving device.
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Abstract
Content items may be transmitted and synchronized between a receiving device and a content hosting service (e.g., a file sharing service) using a coordinating device. The coordinating device may be in and/or connected to a local network of the local device and may facilitate communications between the local device and the remote service. Alternatively, the coordinating device may be remotely connected to the local device. The coordinating device may monitor for new content information on either the local device or the remote service (or both) and propagate new or updated content as appropriate. The coordinating device may further perform functions such as reformatting content, maintaining a database of content identifiers and synchronizing metadata associated with content items.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring, at a coordinating device, content offered by one or more content services; determining, at the coordinating device, whether the offered content includes new content information; and in response to determining that the offered content includes the new content information, transmitting the new content information to a receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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monitoring, at a coordinating device, a content storage of a media device; determining, at the coordinating device, whether the content storage includes new content information; and in response to determining that the content storage includes the new content information, initiating a transmission of the new content information to a content hosting service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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monitoring content offered by one or more content services; determining whether the offered content includes new content information; and in response to determining that the offered content includes the new content information, transmitting the new content information to a receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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monitoring, at a coordinating device, a content storage of a media device; determining, at the coordinating device, whether the content storage includes new content information; and in response to determining that the content storage includes the new content information, initiating a transmission of the new content information to a content hosting service. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
a coordinating device including; a monitoring module configured to monitor content offered by one or more content services; a processor configured to determine whether the offered content includes a new content information; and a communication module configured to transmit content information associated with the new content information to a receiving device in response to determining that the offered content includes the new content information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A system comprising:
a coordinating device including; a monitoring module configured to monitor a content storage; a processor configured to determine whether the content storage includes new content information; and a communication module configured to initiate a transmission of the new content information to a content hosting service in response to determining that the content storage includes the new content information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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