System, apparatus and methods for storing links to media files in network storage
First Claim
1. A wireless device for storing a link to a media file in a media storage database, the wireless device comprising:
- a client processor;
a local memory in communication with the client processor; and
an upload logic on the local memory forreceiving a user request to move the media file from the local memory to the media storage database, the user request being received from a user of the wireless device,responsive to the user request, sending a link to the media file to a user storage database on an application server, anddeleting the media file from the local memory;
wherein the media storage database has no more than one copy of each media file.
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Abstract
When a user purchases digital rights to a media file, or otherwise obtains the right to have a copy of the media file downloaded to the user'"'"'s wireless device, a link to the media file that is stored in the media database is stored in a user storage database. When the user desires to have the media file downloaded to the user'"'"'s wireless device, the user sends a request to the network. The network performs a check to determine whether the user is authorized to receive the requested media file, and if so, causes the requested media file to be downloaded to the user'"'"'s wireless device where the media file is stored in the local memory of the wireless device for playback by the user on the wireless device.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless device for storing a link to a media file in a media storage database, the wireless device comprising:
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a client processor; a local memory in communication with the client processor; and an upload logic on the local memory for receiving a user request to move the media file from the local memory to the media storage database, the user request being received from a user of the wireless device, responsive to the user request, sending a link to the media file to a user storage database on an application server, and deleting the media file from the local memory; wherein the media storage database has no more than one copy of each media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for storing a link to a media file in network storage, the system comprising:
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a wireless device; a download server in communication with the wireless device; a media storage database in communication with the download server, the media storage database having a plurality of media files stored therein, the plurality of media files including the media file; an application server in communication with the wireless device; a user storage database in communication with the application server, the user storage database having a plurality of links to the plurality of media files stored therein; an upload logic on the wireless device for receiving a user request to move the media file from the local memory to the user storage database, the user request being received from a user of the wireless device, responsive to the user request, sending a link to the media file to the user storage database, and deleting the media file from the local memory; an authentication logic on the application server, the authentication logic for determining whether a user is authorized to receive the media file; and a download logic on the download server, the download logic for; receiving a request to send the media file to the wireless device, the request including a link associated with the media file and an identifier that identifies the wireless device to which the media file is to be sent, retrieving the media file associated with the link from the media storage database, and sending the retrieved media file to the identified wireless device; wherein the media storage database has no more than one copy of each media file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for storing a link to a media file in network storage, the method comprising:
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receiving a user request to upload a media file from a local memory of a wireless device to network storage, the user request being received from a user of the wireless device; responsive to the user request, sending the link to the media file to an application server in communication with a user storage database of the network storage; and deleting the media file from the local memory of the wireless device; wherein the media storage database has no more than one copy of the media file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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