Method and system for sharing playlists for content stored within a network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- forming a first playlist having first playlist data corresponding to stored content within a first storage device;
forming a second playlist having second playlist data corresponding to stored content within a second storage device;
communicating the first playlist and the second playlist to an aggregation server;
aggregating the first playlist data and the second playlist data to form an aggregated playlist having aggregated playlist data;
forming an index list corresponding to the aggregated playlist; and
communicating the index list to a first aggregation client.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing playlists within a network includes a first storage device having a first playlist comprising first playlist data corresponding to stored content and a second storage device having a second playlist comprising second playlist data corresponding to stored content. The system also includes an aggregation server in communication with the first storage device and the second storage device that receives the first playlist and the second playlist. The aggregation server aggregates the first playlist data and the second playlist data to form an aggregated playlist having aggregated playlist data and forms an index list corresponding to the aggregated playlist. A first aggregation client is in communication with the aggregation server and receives the index list from the aggregation server.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a first playlist having first playlist data corresponding to stored content within a first storage device; forming a second playlist having second playlist data corresponding to stored content within a second storage device; communicating the first playlist and the second playlist to an aggregation server; aggregating the first playlist data and the second playlist data to form an aggregated playlist having aggregated playlist data; forming an index list corresponding to the aggregated playlist; and communicating the index list to a first aggregation client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a first storage device having a first playlist comprising first playlist data corresponding to stored content; a second storage device having a second playlist comprising second playlist data corresponding to stored content; an aggregation server in communication with the first storage device and the second storage device receiving the first playlist and the second playlist, said aggregation server aggregating the first playlist data and the second playlist data to form an aggregated playlist having aggregated playlist data, forming an index list corresponding to the aggregated playlist; and a first aggregation client in communication with the aggregation server receiving the index list from the aggregation server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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