SUBSCRIBER DRIVEN MEDIA AGNOSTIC CONTENT DELIVERY ACROSS NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving preferences from a sending client and a receiving client;
receiving content of a first media type over a network;
sending the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client; and
notifying at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided to facilitate subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across same or different networks. The method includes receiving preferences from a sending client and a receiving client and receiving content of a first media type over a network. The method further includes sending the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client. The method also includes notifying at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving preferences from a sending client and a receiving client; receiving content of a first media type over a network; sending the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client; and notifying at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A method for sending subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across different networks, comprising a computer infrastructure being operable to parse preferences of a sending client and a receiving client in order to send content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device and to notify at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device.
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21. A network infrastructure, comprising at least an agent which is configured to:
receive and store preferences of a sending client and a receiving client; and
based on the preferences;convert a first media type sent from the sending client to a second media type requested by the receiving client; send a notification to the receiving client on a first device that the second media type is ready to be downloaded on a preferred device; and send the second media type to the preferred device of the receiving client which is compatible with the second media type. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for managing subscriber driven media agnostic content delivery across networks, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable media; first program instructions to receive preferences from a sending client and a receiving client; second program instructions to receive content of a first media type over a network; third program instructions to send the content or a reference to the content to the receiving client in a preferred media type and to a preferred device in accordance with at least one preference of the receiving client; and fourth program instructions to notify at least the receiving client that the content is to be received by the preferred device; and
whereinthe first, second, third and fourth program instructions are stored on the computer readable media.
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