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Remote viewing of multimedia content

  • US 9,374,627 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2013
  • Issued: 06/21/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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