Storing and accessing media files
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1. A content storage system comprising:
- at least one audio-video storage subsystem at a first physical premises and configured for storing at least first and second multimedia documents, respectively created by first and second users using respective first and second client devices,wherein both the first and second stored multimedia documents (a) each have a universal format that defines each multimedia document as a collection of components in multi media with a structure that captures the relationships among the components and their spatial layout, and (b) include at least one hyperlink, andwherein at least the first and second client devices are separated by at least one wide area network and are in communication with the audio-video storage subsystem, the system being configured toenable the first and second users each to access at least both the first and second multimedia documents stored on the audio-video storage subsystem,enable the first and second users each to add to at least both the first and second multimedia documents by using software tools respectively at the first and second client devices, andenable respective users of the first and second client devices to each playback at least one component of the media associated with the first multimedia document and each playback at least one component of the media associated with the second multimedia document, each user using at least the operations of start, stop, and pause.
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Abstract
A content storage and distribution networked system is described. The system includes at least one local network at a first physical premises, at least one audio-video storage device in communication with the local network, and at least two client devices in communication with the local network. The audio-video storage device is configured to store at least one media file, which includes at least video. The first client device is configured to enable the two client device to simultaneously access the at least one media file stored on the audio-video storage device. The system is configured to cause playback of media that is associated with the retrieved media file, and to enable the user of the first client device to operate on the playback of the media associated with the retrieved media file, using at least the operations of start, stop, pause, fast forward, and reverse.
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20 Claims
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1. A content storage system comprising:
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at least one audio-video storage subsystem at a first physical premises and configured for storing at least first and second multimedia documents, respectively created by first and second users using respective first and second client devices, wherein both the first and second stored multimedia documents (a) each have a universal format that defines each multimedia document as a collection of components in multi media with a structure that captures the relationships among the components and their spatial layout, and (b) include at least one hyperlink, and wherein at least the first and second client devices are separated by at least one wide area network and are in communication with the audio-video storage subsystem, the system being configured to enable the first and second users each to access at least both the first and second multimedia documents stored on the audio-video storage subsystem, enable the first and second users each to add to at least both the first and second multimedia documents by using software tools respectively at the first and second client devices, and enable respective users of the first and second client devices to each playback at least one component of the media associated with the first multimedia document and each playback at least one component of the media associated with the second multimedia document, each user using at least the operations of start, stop, and pause. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A content storage system comprising:
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at least one audio-video storage subsystem at a first physical premises and configured for storing at least first and second multimedia documents, respectively created by first and second users using respective first and second client devices, wherein both the first and second stored multimedia documents (a) have a universal format defining the multimedia document as a collection of components in multi media and (b) have a structure that captures the relationship among the components and their spatial layout and (c) also include hyperlinks; and wherein the first and second client devices are separated by at least one wide area network and in communication with the audio-video storage subsystem, and have access to at least the first and second multimedia documents when stored on the audio-video storage subsystem, the system being configured to enable users of the first and second client devices each to add to at least both the first and second multimedia documents by using software tools respectively at the first and second client devices, tag, with tag data, at least one portion of at least one of the first and second multimedia documents such that the tagged data can be searched later to access the tagged multimedia document; and allow at least one user to search the tagged data to access the tagged multimedia document. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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