METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURE TRANSFER AND PLAYBACK OF MULTIMEDIA CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, a message from a server across a network, the message instructing the first device to request a specific item of multimedia content from a second device;
responsive to the message, the first device requesting the specific item of multimedia content from the second device;
responsive to requesting the specific item of multimedia content, the first device receiving the specific item of multimedia content from the second device;
transcoding, at the first device, the specific item of multimedia content into a format suitable for playback at a third device;
sending the transcoded specific item of multimedia content from the first device to the third device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content enables the secure transfer of multimedia content from a digital video recorder (DVR) to a personal computer (PC) and further to a handheld device. A DVR determines which devices on a Local Area Network (LAN) are authorized to share and/or retrieve content from the DVR. The DVR receives a connection request from a PC on the LAN, authorizes the connection request and establishes a secure connection between the DVR and the PC. Once the secure connection is established, the DVR receives a request for multimedia content from the PC, prepares the multimedia content for transfer and transfers the multimedia content to the PC.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first device, a message from a server across a network, the message instructing the first device to request a specific item of multimedia content from a second device; responsive to the message, the first device requesting the specific item of multimedia content from the second device; responsive to requesting the specific item of multimedia content, the first device receiving the specific item of multimedia content from the second device; transcoding, at the first device, the specific item of multimedia content into a format suitable for playback at a third device; sending the transcoded specific item of multimedia content from the first device to the third device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:
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receiving, at a first device, a message from a server across a network, the message instructing the first device to request a specific item of multimedia content from a second device; responsive to the message, the first device requesting the specific item of multimedia content from the second device; responsive to requesting the specific item of multimedia content, the first device receiving the specific item of multimedia content from the second device; transcoding, at the first device, the specific item of multimedia content into a format suitable for playback at a third device; sending the transcoded specific item of multimedia content from the first device to the third device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a service provider server, executing on one or more computing devices coupled to a network; and a first device configured to;
receive a message from the server across the network, the message instructing the first device to request a specific item of multimedia content from a second device;
responsive to the message, requesting the specific item of multimedia content from the second device;
responsive to requesting the specific item of multimedia content, receiving the specific item of multimedia content from the second device;
transcoding the specific item of multimedia content into a format suitable for playback at a third device; and
sending the transcoded specific item of multimedia content from the first device to the third device;the second device, configured to receive a request for the specific item of multimedia content from the first device;
access the specific item of multimedia content; and
send the specific item of multimedia content to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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