Cross-media storage coordination

• US 9,760,588 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2015
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Jung, Edward K. Y., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William Henry, Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Tegreene, Clarence T.
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, KHOA B
• Application Number:
  US14/686,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20150293963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 882 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2272 Management thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2329 using versioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/16 Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234336 by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures or audio is converted into text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/913 Multimedia
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99947 Object-oriented database structure reference

Abstract

Methods and a media system and storage system for cross-media storage coordination include but are not limited to storing a first data version of specified content based on a particular media format: storing at least a second data version of related content based on a different media format: providing a cross-reference between the first data version and the at least second data version to enable coordinated management by a designated user and/or an approved device for search and possible retrieval of the first data version and/or the at least second data version: and implementing communication access by one or more parties and/or the designated user via a communication type that is correlated with the first data version and/or the at least second data version.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia data packet using at least one storage format;

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion;

circuitry configured to implement access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device;

circuitry configured to convert the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag; and

circuitry configured to generate at least one responsive data packet using the at least one media type specified by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device subsequent to converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia data packet using at least one storage format comprises:

circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia content using at least one content storage format.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia content using at least one content storage format comprises:

circuitry configured to store at least one of compressed data or encoded video at least partially based on the at least one content storage format.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia content using at least one content storage format comprises:

circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia content for including at least a portion of the at least one multimedia content in at least one communication to at least one recipient device responsive to at least one request by the at least one recipient device for the at least a portion of the at least one multimedia content.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to associate the at least one conversion tag with at least one database listing one or more media types to which the at least one multimedia data packet can be converted.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable conversion of the at least one multimedia data packet to at least one media type at least one of compatible with or requested by at least one recipient device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type, the at least one media type including one or more of at least one mobile device media type, at least one display device media type, at least one playback device media type, at least one audio device type, or at least one video device type.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type for at least one of storage, playback, duplication, output, retransmission, conversion, still image, display, or compression.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to at least one of create, determine, or manipulate at least one tag associating at least one multimedia content with at least one media type to enable at least one conversion of the at least one multimedia content to at least one media type for outgoing communication of the at least one multimedia content over at least one network.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating at least one multimedia content with at least one media type in accordance with instantiating at least one cross-media storage system, the at least one cross-media storage system capable of providing one or more multimedia contents formatted for playback by one or more types of media player.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one identification tag associated with identification of at least one storage format of at least one stored multimedia content.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associated with at least one filename extension associated with at least one stored multimedia content.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associated with at least one filename extension associated with at least one stored multimedia content comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associated with at least one filename extension associated with at least one stored multimedia content, the at least one filename extension including one or more of mp3, mp4, wmv, fly, 3gp, vob, avi, mov, qt, mpeg, mpg, or asf.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to store at least one multimedia data packet using at least one storage format comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain in at least one data store one or more instances of at least one multimedia content including the at least one multimedia content formatted in one or more media types usable with one or more types of media player, the at least one data store coupled with at least one fog server configured for network multimedia content retrieval.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to convert the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on at least one conversion tag comprises:

circuitry configured to convert at least one multimedia content to the at least one media type at least one of previous to or in response to at least one access of the at least one multimedia content by at least one playback device of the at least one media type.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to implement access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request from at least one recipient device for at least a portion of at least one multimedia content, the at least one recipient device associated with at least one media type; and

circuitry configured to initiate retrieval of the at least a portion of at least one multimedia content using at least one media type at least one of compatible with or requested by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to implement access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device comprises:

circuitry configured to provide at least one of transmission, retransmission, output, or playback of at least a portion of at least one multimedia content using at least one media type at least one of compatible with or requested by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to generate at least one responsive data packet using the at least one media type specified by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device subsequent to converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag comprises:

circuitry configured to provide at least one of transmission, retransmission, output, or playback of at least a portion of at least one multimedia content stored using the at least one storage format subsequent to converting the at least one multimedia data packet to at least one media type at least one of compatible with or requested by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion comprises:

circuitry configured to maintain at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one selection of at least a portion of at least one stored multimedia data packet using at least one compatible media type responsive to at least one of the system or at least one recipient device requesting the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one specific media type.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to implement access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device comprises:

circuitry configured to respond to one or more requests from at least one media player for at least a portion of at least one multimedia content, the one or more requests including one or more conversion tags indicative of one or more media types compatible with the at least one media player.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to convert the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag comprises:

circuitry configured to use at least one cross-reference associated with at least one data store to obtain at least a portion of at least one stored multimedia content stored using at least one media type at least one of compatible with or requested by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag.

22. A method, comprising:

storing at least one multimedia data packet using at least one storage format;

maintaining at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion;

implementing access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device;

converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag; and

generating at least one responsive data packet using the at least one media type specified by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device subsequent to converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag,

wherein at least one of the storing, maintaining, implementing, converting, or generating is at least partially implemented using at least one processing device.

23. A computer program product, comprising:

at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including at least;

one or more instructions for storing at least one multimedia data packet using at least one storage format;

one or more instructions for maintaining at least one conversion tag associating the at least one multimedia data packet with at least one media type to enable at least one media type conversion;

one or more instructions for implementing access by at least one recipient device to the at least one multimedia data packet using at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device;

one or more instructions for converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag; and

one or more instructions for generating at least one responsive data packet using the at least one media type specified by the at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device subsequent to converting the at least one multimedia data packet from the at least one storage format to the at least one media type specified by at least one of the system or the at least one recipient device at least partially based on the at least one conversion tag.