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Hybrid architecture for media services

  • US 20090025046A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for providing media services, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of boxes, each allowing a user to order many titles in a library being offered in each of the boxes;

    at least a server configured to distribute segments for each of the titles to the boxes, none of the boxes receiving all of the segments per a title till the title is ordered, wherein after receiving a request for an ordered title from an ordering box, the server is configured to identify one or more of devices to provide at least one or more of the segments pertaining to the ordered title, andwherein the ordering box proceeds with a playback of a residing segment while downloading the at least one or more of the segments from the one or more devices, andwherein the server is configured to provide streaming pertaining to a program to one or more of the boxes when needed.

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