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DISTRIBUTION OF A CUSTOMIZED PREVIEW OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT

  • US 20130013959A1
  • Filed: 06/20/2012
  • Published: 01/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprises:

  • receiving an access request for a customized preview of multi-media content from an accessing device, wherein the accessing device possesses a plurality of first sub-sets of encoded data slices, wherein the multi-media content is divided into a plurality of data segments, wherein the plurality of data segments are encoded utilizing a dispersed storage error coding function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, wherein the plurality of sets of encoded data slices includes the plurality of first sub-sets of encoded data slices and a plurality of second sub-sets of encoded data slices and wherein a first sub-set of encoded data slices of the plurality of first sub-set of encoded data slices includes less than a decode threshold number of encoded data slices;

    identifying a set of data segments of the plurality of data segments corresponding to the customized preview of the multi-media content based on identity information of the accessing device; and

    sending, to the accessing device, at least one encoded data slice of one of the plurality of second sub-sets of encoded data slices that corresponds to a data segment of the set of data segments.

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