Streaming media software interface to a dispersed data storage network
First Claim
1. A system for streaming a digital media presentation to a client computer from a dispersed data storage network, said dispersed data storage network including at least a plurality of slice servers, wherein at least some of said plurality of slice servers are located in separate facilities and wherein a streamed data segment cannot be reconstructed without accessing more than one of said plurality of slice servers, the system comprising:
- i) a client computer coupled to a network with access to said dispersed data storage network;
ii) a media player operating on said client computer for presenting digital media to a user; and
iii) a dispersed data storage network access component operating on said client computer and interfaced to said media player wherein said dispersed data storage network access component streams digital media from said dispersed data storage network and said media player presents said digital media to said user.
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Abstract
A client computer streams a digital media presentation from a dispersed data storage network including a plurality of slice servers. A dispersed data storage network access component streams data directly from the dispersed data storage network and passes data to a media player, also residing on the client computer.
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8 Claims
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1. A system for streaming a digital media presentation to a client computer from a dispersed data storage network, said dispersed data storage network including at least a plurality of slice servers, wherein at least some of said plurality of slice servers are located in separate facilities and wherein a streamed data segment cannot be reconstructed without accessing more than one of said plurality of slice servers, the system comprising:
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i) a client computer coupled to a network with access to said dispersed data storage network; ii) a media player operating on said client computer for presenting digital media to a user; and iii) a dispersed data storage network access component operating on said client computer and interfaced to said media player wherein said dispersed data storage network access component streams digital media from said dispersed data storage network and said media player presents said digital media to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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