Retrieving substitute data to replace damaged media data for playback in a media player
First Claim
1. A method for data processing, the method comprising:
- determining by a reader device, presence of defects in a magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of a storage device, wherein said defects prevent reading of at least a portion of data from the magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of said storage device;
communicating access information to a remote management server, wherein said communicated access information causes a user authentication operation and a copy verification operation to occur in said remote management server;
retrieving corresponding replacement data corresponding to said at least said portion of said data from said remote management server, based on success of said user authentication operation, including retrieving a new copy of said data stored in said storage device for storage and subsequent use and playback of said replacement data if the copy verification operation determines that said portion of data from said storage device exceeds a threshold;
identifying available and accessible portions the storage device; and
writing the replacement data in one or more identified available and accessible portions of the storage device.
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Abstract
A media player is utilized to determine presence of defects in storage devices, and to retrieve replacement data from media management servers. The retrieval of the replacement data is performed during playback and/or use of the storage devices. The replacement data is only utilized during real time playback of the storage devices. The replacement data can also be stored within the data storage player, into the storage devices, and/or into external storage devices accessible during playback operations. Addressing information is created and/or modified to enable use of stored replacement data. A new copy of the data can be created in the same or in new storage device. The media management server performs access authentication operations during replacement data retrieval. The media management server is accessed via user-based webpage-like interfaces and/or dedicated APIs.
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1. A method for data processing, the method comprising:
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determining by a reader device, presence of defects in a magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of a storage device, wherein said defects prevent reading of at least a portion of data from the magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of said storage device; communicating access information to a remote management server, wherein said communicated access information causes a user authentication operation and a copy verification operation to occur in said remote management server; retrieving corresponding replacement data corresponding to said at least said portion of said data from said remote management server, based on success of said user authentication operation, including retrieving a new copy of said data stored in said storage device for storage and subsequent use and playback of said replacement data if the copy verification operation determines that said portion of data from said storage device exceeds a threshold; identifying available and accessible portions the storage device; and writing the replacement data in one or more identified available and accessible portions of the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for data processing, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits for use in a reader device, said one or more circuits being operable to; determine presence of defects in a magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of a storage device, wherein said defects prevent reading of at least a portion of data from the magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium of said storage device; communicate access information to a remote management server, wherein said communicated access information causes a user authentication operation and a copy verification operation to occur in said remote management server, the copy verification operation comparing a defective amount of said portion of data with a threshold; retrieve replacement data corresponding to said at least said portion of said data from said remote management server, based on success of said user authentication operation; retrieve from said remote management server a new copy of said data stored in said storage device for storage and subsequent use and playback of said replacement data if the copy verification operation determined that the defective amount of said portion of data from said storage device exceeds the threshold; identify available and accessible portions of the magnetic medium, an optical medium or a magneto-optical medium which are not subject to defects which prevent reading and writing data at the available and accessible portions of the storage device where the replacement data may be written for subsequent use and playback of the replacement data; and write the replacement data in one or more identified available and accessible portions of the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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