MULTIPLE IDENTITY DOWNLOAD MANAGER
First Claim
1. A method for customizing a download manager on a user computer according to a plurality of content sources, the method comprising:
- downloading the download manager onto a computing device;
downloading a first personality corresponding to a first content source that is part of the plurality of content sources;
loading the first personality to customize the download manager;
downloading first content from the first content source;
downloading a second personality corresponding to a second content source that is part of the plurality of content sources;
loading the second personality to customize the download manager; and
downloading second content from the second content source.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for downloading files from a plurality of content sources is disclosed. The downloading is performed with a download manager that has a number of instances each customized with a personality to respectively implement a use case. The personality can specify bandwidth requirements, QoS factors, reporting locations, authentication requirements, player or application to use with the content, how the graphical user interface is customized, information to track, location for downloads, security and privacy settings, and/or how customizations is inherited. The personality may also specify the protocols and/or encryption used for the download.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for customizing a download manager on a user computer according to a plurality of content sources, the method comprising:
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downloading the download manager onto a computing device; downloading a first personality corresponding to a first content source that is part of the plurality of content sources; loading the first personality to customize the download manager; downloading first content from the first content source; downloading a second personality corresponding to a second content source that is part of the plurality of content sources; loading the second personality to customize the download manager; and downloading second content from the second content source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A file download system for electronically transmitting content files from a plurality of content sources to a user computing device using the Internet, the file download system comprising:
a download manager used by the user computing device, wherein the download manager comprises; a personality database comprising a plurality of personalities for the plurality of content sources, wherein the plurality of personalities can be invoked independently when encountering a corresponding one of the plurality of content sources to customize a particular download manager; and a reporting function that reports to different locations as defined by the plurality of personalities. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A file download manager for electronically transmitting content files from a plurality of content sources to a user computing device over the Internet, the file download manager comprising:
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a download controller; a personality database comprising a plurality of personalities for the plurality of content sources, wherein the plurality of personalities can be invoked independently when encountering a corresponding one of the plurality of content sources to customize a particular download manager; and a reporting function that reports to different locations as defined by the plurality of personalities. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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