Portal based video indexing
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1. A method to manage video content, comprising:
- generating an index file to describe content in an associated video file;
storing the index file for a video file in a first memory location, separate from a second memory location in which the video file is stored;
receiving, from a requesting entity, a request for access to the index file;
in response to the request, downloading the index file to the requesting entity; and
downloading the video file to the requesting entity.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system to manage video content comprises an index file management module comprising logic to, generate an index file to describe content in an associated video file, store the index file for a video file in a first memory location, separate from a second memory location in which the video file is stored, receive, from a requesting entity, a request for access to the index file, in response to the request, download the index file to the requesting entity, and download the video file to the requesting entity.
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1. A method to manage video content, comprising:
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generating an index file to describe content in an associated video file; storing the index file for a video file in a first memory location, separate from a second memory location in which the video file is stored; receiving, from a requesting entity, a request for access to the index file; in response to the request, downloading the index file to the requesting entity; and downloading the video file to the requesting entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. The method of claim 8, further comprising displaying the at least a portion of the video file received in the video display system.
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9. A method comprising:
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generating, in a video display system, a request for a video file; generating a request for an index file that describes content associated with the video file; transmitting the request for an index file to a distributor; receiving, in response to the request, the index file that describes content in an associated video file; storing the index file for a video file in a first memory location; transmitting the request for the video file to the distributor; receiving at least a portion of the video file in the video display system; and storing at least a portion of the video file in a second memory location associated with the video display system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system to manage video content, comprising an index file management module comprising logic to:
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generate an index file to describe content in an associated video file; store the index file for a video file in a first memory location, separate from a second memory location in which the video file is stored; receive, from a requesting entity, a request for access to the index file; in response to the request, download the index file to the requesting entity; and download the video file to the requesting entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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