BROWSER-BASED DOWNLOAD MANAGER

• US 20100057884A1
• Filed: 05/30/2009
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation Of America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Corporation Of America (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kumar, Akhilesh, Kinney, Dan, Liu, Jeff J., Seegers, Thierry, Campbell, Kevin, Ansell, Steve, Brownell, Jason, Tawfik, Sherif
• Application Number:
  US12/475,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057884A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/63775 for uploading keys, e.g. for a client to communicate its public key to the server key management H04L9/08; network support of key management H04L63/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A file download manager automatically controls how and where downloaded files are stored. A method for use in downloading a file includes establishing communications between a network site and a computer that is visiting the network site, automatically detecting whether a device capable of receiving files is connected to the computer, automatically determining a location in the device where a file may be stored, and automatically downloading a file from the network site to the computer and sending the downloaded file to the device to be stored at the determined location in the device. A computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute these steps.

Claims

1. A method for use in downloading a file, comprising:

establishing communications between a network site and a computer that is visiting the network site;

automatically detecting whether a device capable of receiving files is connected to the computer;

automatically determining a location in the device where a file may be stored; and

automatically downloading a file from the network site to the computer and sending the downloaded file to the device to be stored at the determined location in the device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a portable device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the portable device comprises a media player device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically determining a file format for the device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically determining an identity of the device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the automatically determining an identity of the device comprises:

looking up the device in a local database of devices.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the automatically determining an identity of the device comprises:

accessing a server via the Internet to check if there is a new specification file on the server that includes information for the device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

automatically managing keys by controlling where keys are stored and access and provide the appropriate keys and key data when downloading files.

9. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

establishing communications between a network site and a computer that is visiting the network site;

automatically detecting whether a device capable of receiving files is connected to the computer;

automatically determining a location in the device where a file may be stored; and

automatically downloading a file from the network site to the computer and sending the downloaded file to the device to be stored at the determined location in the device.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the device comprises a portable device.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the portable device comprises a media player device.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more computer programs are further adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

automatically determining a file format for the device.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more computer programs are further adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

automatically determining an identity of the device.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the automatically determining an identity of the device comprises:

looking up the device in a local database of devices.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the automatically determining an identity of the device comprises:

accessing a server via the Internet to check if there is a new specification file on the server that includes information for the device.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more computer programs are further adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

automatically managing keys by controlling where keys are stored and access and provide the appropriate keys and key data when downloading files.