SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA
First Claim
1. A system for delivering multimedia, the system comprising a plurality of media devices coupled to each other via a network, each media device being configured:
- to retrieve multimedia data and advertisement data from an external source, the multimedia data including a number of video clips and the advertisement data including a number of advertisements,store the multimedia data and the advertisement data,transmit the multimedia data to at least one other media device in response to a request for the multimedia data, andassociate an advertisement of the advertisement data to a video clip of the multimedia data.
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Abstract
A system and method for delivery of multimedia data includes a plurality of media devices coupled to each other via a network. Each of the media devices is configured to retrieve multimedia data and advertisement data from an external source such as a public and/or private network. The multimedia data may include a number of video clips and the advertisement data includes a number of advertisements. Each media device is also configured to associate an advertisement of the advertisement data to a video clip of the multimedia data based on one of a number of criteria and transmit the associated video clip and advertisement to a playback device for viewing thereon.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for delivering multimedia, the system comprising a plurality of media devices coupled to each other via a network, each media device being configured:
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to retrieve multimedia data and advertisement data from an external source, the multimedia data including a number of video clips and the advertisement data including a number of advertisements, store the multimedia data and the advertisement data, transmit the multimedia data to at least one other media device in response to a request for the multimedia data, and associate an advertisement of the advertisement data to a video clip of the multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for delivering multimedia, the method comprising:
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retrieving multimedia data and advertisement data from an external source, the multimedia data including a number of video clips and the advertisement data including a number of advertisements; storing the multimedia data and the advertisement data; transmitting the multimedia data to at least one other media device over a network in response to a request for the multimedia data; and associating an advertisement of the advertisement data to a video clip of the multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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