Localized Media Content Delivery
First Claim
1. A method for preloading media content at a retail location, said method comprising:
- determining whether a cache server placed at a retail location should be updated;
determining a set of media items that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the retail location;
identifying network location of media content for each of the media items in the determined set of media items that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the retail location;
retrieving media content for each of the media items at the network location corresponding thereto; and
storing the retrieved media content on the cache server at the retail location when said determining determines that the cache server at the retail location is to be updated.
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Abstract
Improved approaches to make data available locally at business establishments are disclosed. In one embodiment, data anticipated to be soon to be requested by patrons of a particular business establishment can be pre-loaded to a local server provided at the particular business establishment. By pre-loading data that is anticipated to be soon to be requested by patrons of the particular business establishment, local network access traffic and congestion at the retail establishment can be reduced. The improved approaches are particularly well suited for media content data that is likely to be requested by patrons at business (e.g., retail) establishments. Advantageously, patrons can get rapid download of media content data associated with one or more media items that the patrons have purchased from an online media store.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for preloading media content at a retail location, said method comprising:
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determining whether a cache server placed at a retail location should be updated; determining a set of media items that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the retail location; identifying network location of media content for each of the media items in the determined set of media items that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the retail location; retrieving media content for each of the media items at the network location corresponding thereto; and storing the retrieved media content on the cache server at the retail location when said determining determines that the cache server at the retail location is to be updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored thereon for preloading media content at a business location, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for determining whether a cache server placed at a business location should be updated; computer program code for determining a plurality of digital media assets that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the business location; computer program code for identifying a network location of media content for each of the digital media assets in the determined plurality of digital media assets that are to be preloaded on the cache server at the business location; computer program code for retrieving media content for each of the digital media assets at the network location corresponding thereto; and computer program code for storing the retrieved media content on the cache server at the business location when it is determined that the cache server at the business location is to be updated. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A media content delivery system, comprising:
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a store cache server provided at a retail environment; a media content preload manager operable to preload media content pertaining to a determined set of media items onto said store cache server; and a central server coupled to at least one data network, said central server being remote from the retail store, and said central server being configured to determine the set of media items for which media content is to be preloaded onto said store cache server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A media content delivery system, comprising:
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a store cache server provided at a retail environment; a media play system at the retail environment, said media play system configured to play media content pertaining to one or more media items, said media play system being configured to play a sequence of media items; and a media content preload manager operable to preload media content pertaining to the sequence of media items onto said store cache server.
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