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Virtual library providing content accessibility irrespective of content format and type

  • US 9,852,115 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2013
  • Issued: 12/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing a library of available files of content for selection from a server, the available files of content being all files irrespective of a supported file format for a consumer device receiving the library, wherein the library of available files of content for selection comprises at least one file of content stored in the supported file format and at least one file of content stored in a non-supported file format;

    automatically determining, at the server, a consumption format for the consumer device receiving the library from a communication between the server and the consumer device, the communication comprising information about the consumer device or a user identification, wherein the determining of the consumption format for the consumer device receiving the library is performed in response to receiving a request to provide the library of available files of content for selection; and

    in response to receiving a request for a selected file of content from among the library of available files of content;

    determine whether the selected file of content is in the supported file format for the consumer device or is not in the supported file format for the consumer device;

    if the selected file of content is determined to be in the supported file format for the consumer device, then providing the selected file of content in the consumption format; and

    if the selected file of content is determined to not be in the supported file format for the consumer device, then converting the selected file of content to the supported file format for the consumer device and providing the selected file of content in the consumption format.

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