Distributed storage and aggregation of multimedia information via a broadband access gateway
First Claim
1. A multimedia information system comprising:
- an access device having a first storage medium, the access device storing multimedia data of a multimedia information item in the first storage medium;
a computer having a second storage medium, wherein the multimedia data in the first storage medium is configured to be wirelessly communicated to the second storage medium; and
a gateway arranged to wirelessly transfer a first portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to the second storage medium of the computer and to wirelessly transfer a second portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to a third storage medium via a broadband network, whenever the access device is within range of the gateway, the third storage medium being located remotely from the first storage medium and the second storage medium;
wherein the first and second portions are determined by the gateway;
wherein the multimedia data remains within the first storage medium when the access device is out of range of the gateway at least until the access device moves within range of the gateway;
wherein the gateway maintains a record of available storage media identified as accessible to the gateway wirelessly or via the broadband network, wherein the storage media are identified by the gateway, and wherein the gateway classifies each of the identified storage media by one or more characteristics selected from the group comprising a speed of the storage medium, a cost of storage, an expected security or privacy of the storage medium, and available storage capacity of the storage medium.
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Abstract
A system and method for the aggregation of multimedia information storage via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. Information about storage resources accessible to a broadband access gateway may be collected and used in selecting storage capacity used for storing multimedia information such as, for example, streaming video, broadcast video, digitized video, digitized audio, text, and digitized images. The gateway may manage storage and retrieval of the multimedia information based upon user defined criteria and characteristics of the available storage resources. Multimedia information may be parsed for storage across multiple storage resources, and the location and nature of the storage resources used for storage of multimedia information items may be unknown to the user. Storage services accessible via a broadband connection may also be used as storage resources.
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48 Claims
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1. A multimedia information system comprising:
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an access device having a first storage medium, the access device storing multimedia data of a multimedia information item in the first storage medium; a computer having a second storage medium, wherein the multimedia data in the first storage medium is configured to be wirelessly communicated to the second storage medium; and a gateway arranged to wirelessly transfer a first portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to the second storage medium of the computer and to wirelessly transfer a second portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to a third storage medium via a broadband network, whenever the access device is within range of the gateway, the third storage medium being located remotely from the first storage medium and the second storage medium; wherein the first and second portions are determined by the gateway; wherein the multimedia data remains within the first storage medium when the access device is out of range of the gateway at least until the access device moves within range of the gateway; wherein the gateway maintains a record of available storage media identified as accessible to the gateway wirelessly or via the broadband network, wherein the storage media are identified by the gateway, and wherein the gateway classifies each of the identified storage media by one or more characteristics selected from the group comprising a speed of the storage medium, a cost of storage, an expected security or privacy of the storage medium, and available storage capacity of the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multimedia information system comprising:
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a gateway operable to wirelessly transfer a first portion of multimedia data of a multimedia information item in a first storage medium of an access device to a second storage medium of a computer and to wirelessly transfer a second portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to a third storage medium via a broadband network, whenever the access device is within range of the gateway, the third storage medium being located remotely from the first storage medium and the second storage medium; wherein the first and second portions are determined by the gateway; wherein the multimedia data remains within the first storage medium when the access device is out of range of the gateway at least until the access device moves within range of the gateway; and wherein the gateway maintains a record of available storage media identified as accessible to the gateway wirelessly or via the broadband network, wherein the storage media are identified by the gateway and wherein the gateway classifies each of the identified storage media by one or more characteristics selected from the group comprising a speed of the storage medium, a cost of storage, an expected security or privacy of the storage medium, and available storage capacity of the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of transferring multimedia data comprising:
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capturing multimedia data with an access device; storing multimedia data in a first storage medium of the access device; wirelessly transferring a first portion of the multimedia data of a multimedia information item in the first storage medium of the access device to a second storage medium of a computer and wirelessly transferring a second portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to a third storage medium via a broadband network whenever the access device is within a range of a gateway the third storage medium being located remotely from the first storage medium and the second storage medium; maintaining the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device when the access device is out of the range of the gateway; and wherein the first portion and the second portion are determined by the gateway, wherein the gateway maintains a record of available storage media identified as accessible to the gateway wirelessly or via the broadband network, wherein the storage media are identified by the gateway and wherein the gateway classifies each of the identified storage media by one or more characteristics selected from the group comprising a speed of the storage medium, a cost of storage, an expected security or privacy of the storage medium, and available storage capacity of the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A multimedia information system comprising:
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an access device operable to capture multimedia data; the access device comprising a first storage medium, the first storage medium operable to store multimedia data captured by the access device as a multimedia information item; the access device operable to wirelessly transfer a first portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium to a second storage medium of a computer and wirelessly transfer a second portion of the multimedia data in the first storage medium of the access device to a third storage medium via a broadband network whenever the access device is within a range of a gateway the third storage medium being located remotely from the first storage medium and the second storage medium; the access device operable to retain the multimedia data in the first storage medium when the access device is out of the range of the gateway; and wherein the first and second portions are determined by the gateway, wherein the gateway maintains a record of available storage media identified as accessible to the gateway wirelessly or via the broadband network and wherein the storage media are identified by the gateway and wherein the gateway classifies each of the identified storage media by one or more characteristics selected from the group comprising a speed of the storage medium, a cost of storage, an expected security or privacy of the storage medium, and available storage capacity of the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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