Remote viewing of multimedia content
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1. A multimedia distribution method, comprising:
- transmitting, via a service provider network, a first multimedia stream associated with a program to a first terminal device of a network client;
receiving a remote viewing request to view the program on a second terminal device;
accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating either;
a viewed device as a default device and a viewing device as a non-default device;
orthe viewed device as the non-default device and the viewing device as the default device;
responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on the default device, invoking terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations fulfilling the remote viewing request; and
responsive to determining that terminal services are not resident on the default device, invoking terminal services of the non-default device to perform the terminal service operations;
wherein the terminal service operations include;
generating a second multimedia stream based on the first multimedia stream; and
providing the second multimedia stream to the second terminal device.
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Abstract
A method and system for remote viewing of multimedia content using a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) is configured to duplicate multimedia content displayed on a first MCDN terminal device and route the duplicate multimedia content to a second MCDN terminal device. The MCDN terminal devices may be coupled to a local network at an MCDN client premises. The MCDN terminal devices may also include wireless telephony devices for mobile remote viewing functionality. The method may include transcoding of the multimedia content into a format suitable for the second MCDN terminal device.
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1. A multimedia distribution method, comprising:
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transmitting, via a service provider network, a first multimedia stream associated with a program to a first terminal device of a network client; receiving a remote viewing request to view the program on a second terminal device; accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating either; a viewed device as a default device and a viewing device as a non-default device;
orthe viewed device as the non-default device and the viewing device as the default device; responsive to determining that terminal services are resident on the default device, invoking terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations fulfilling the remote viewing request; and responsive to determining that terminal services are not resident on the default device, invoking terminal services of the non-default device to perform the terminal service operations; wherein the terminal service operations include; generating a second multimedia stream based on the first multimedia stream; and providing the second multimedia stream to the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A terminal device, comprising:
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a processor; a network adapter; and a non-transitory computer readable medium, accessible to the processor, including processor-executable program instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving, via the network adapter, a first multimedia stream from a gateway coupled to a server of a service provider network; responsive to detecting a remote viewer request associated with the first multimedia stream, performing remote viewing operations comprising; accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating one of;
a viewed device and a viewing device as a default device; andresponsive to determining that the terminal device is the default device and that terminal services are resident on the default device; generating a duplicate of the first multimedia stream; and sending the duplicate to a remote device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A multimedia delivery server, comprising:
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a processor; a network adapter; and a non-transitory computer readable medium, accessible to the processor, including processor-executable program instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; transmitting, via a service provider network, a first multimedia stream to a first terminal device of a network client; receiving a remote viewing request from a mobile device; accessing remote viewing configuration information indicating one of;
a viewed device and a viewing device as a default device; andresponsive to determining that terminal services are resident on the default device, invoking the terminal services of the default device to perform terminal service operations comprising; generating a second multimedia stream based on the first multimedia stream; and providing the second multimedia stream to a mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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