System and method for retrieving, storing and distributing digital broadcast media in a cloud-computing environment
First Claim
1. A method of retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network storage device coupled to a communication network, a first segment of a plurality segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device coupled to the communication network;
receiving, by the network storage device, a second segment of the plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a second multimedia content receiving device coupled to the communication network, the second multimedia content receiving device being different than the first multimedia content receiving device and the second segment being different than the first segment; and
storing the first segment and the second segment on the network storage device;
wherein each multimedia content receiving device is capable of retrieving and displaying at least one of the plurality of segments stored on the network storage device at a later time;
wherein each segment of the plurality of segments has corresponding identification information; and
wherein the network storage device determines whether to request a segment of the plurality of segments from a multimedia content receiving device for storage on the network storage device based on corresponding identification information for the segment.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content in a cloud computing environment. The multimedia content may be divided into a plurality of segments using a multimedia content receiving device. The method of retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content may include receiving a first segment of a plurality segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device coupled to a communication network and receiving a second segment of the plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a second multimedia content receiving device coupled to a communication network. The method may further include storing the first and the second segments on a network storage device. The systems and methods permit users to upload multimedia content, store it in the cloud, and watch it back on a variety of different multimedia devices.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network storage device coupled to a communication network, a first segment of a plurality segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device coupled to the communication network; receiving, by the network storage device, a second segment of the plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a second multimedia content receiving device coupled to the communication network, the second multimedia content receiving device being different than the first multimedia content receiving device and the second segment being different than the first segment; and storing the first segment and the second segment on the network storage device; wherein each multimedia content receiving device is capable of retrieving and displaying at least one of the plurality of segments stored on the network storage device at a later time; wherein each segment of the plurality of segments has corresponding identification information; and wherein the network storage device determines whether to request a segment of the plurality of segments from a multimedia content receiving device for storage on the network storage device based on corresponding identification information for the segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content, the method comprising:
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receiving at least a portion of the multimedia content from a content provider using a multimedia content receiving device; dividing the received portion of the multimedia content into a plurality of segments of the multimedia content using the multimedia content receiving device; and uploading at least one of the plurality of segments from the multimedia content receiving device to a network storage device via a communication network; wherein the multimedia content receiving device is capable of retrieving and displaying at least one of the plurality of segments uploaded to the network storage device at a later time; wherein each segment of the plurality of segments has corresponding identification information; and wherein a determination of whether to upload a segment of the plurality of segments from the multimedia content receiving device to the network storage device is based on corresponding identification information for the segment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for retrieving, storing and distributing multimedia content comprising:
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a network storage device operatively coupled to a communication network, the network storage device including a storage medium and a processor configured to; receive a first segment of a plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device operatively coupled to the communication network; receive a second segment of the plurality of segments from a second multimedia content receiving device operatively coupled to the communication network, the second multimedia content receiving device being different than the first multimedia content receiving device and the second segment being different than the first segment; and store the first segment and the second segment on the storage medium; wherein each multimedia content receiving device is capable of retrieving and displaying at least one of the plurality of segments stored on the storage medium at a later time; wherein each segment of the plurality of segments has corresponding identification information; and wherein the network storage device determines whether to request a segment of the plurality of segments from a multimedia content receiving device for storage on the network storage device based on corresponding identification information for the segment. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions including instructions that will cause a processor of a network storage device having a storage medium therein and being operatively coupled to a communication network to:
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receive a first segment of a plurality of segments of the multimedia content from a first multimedia content receiving device operatively coupled to the communication network; receive a second segment of the plurality of segments from a second multimedia content receiving device operatively coupled to the communication network, the second multimedia content receiving device being different than the first multimedia content receiving device and the second segment being different than the first segment; and store the first segment and the second segment on the storage medium; wherein each multimedia content receiving device is capable of retrieving and displaying at least one of the plurality of segments stored on the storage medium at a later time; wherein each segment of the plurality of segments has corresponding identification information; and wherein the network storage device determines whether to request a segment of the plurality of segments from a multimedia content receiving device for storage on the network storage device based on corresponding identification information for the segment. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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