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Remote participation in a Local Area Network (LAN) based media aggregation network

  • US 9,191,229 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2010
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of operation of a proxy node for a Local Area Network (LAN) based ad-hoc Media Collection Aggregation System (MCAS) network formed by a plurality of nodes sharing corresponding shared media collections, comprising:

  • at the proxy node for the LAN based MCAS;

    registering the MCAS network formed by the plurality of nodes sharing corresponding shared media collections with a centralized server providing Wide Area Network (WAN) based service discovery;

    aggregating two or more of the shared media collections of the plurality of nodes forming the MCAS network to provide an aggregate media collection of a user of the remote node; and

    providing the aggregate media collection to the remote node such that the user of the remote node is enabled perform at least one action from a group consisting of;

    browse the aggregate media collection and search the aggregate media collection, wherein providing the aggregate media collection to the remote node comprises;

    storing the aggregate media collection of the user of the remote node at the proxy node; and

    providing data from the aggregate media collection of the user to the remote node as needed,wherein the MCAS network is discovered by the remote node via the centralized server providing the WAN based service discovery, and wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component.

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