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Managing downloads of large data sets

  • US 9,886,448 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2014
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A process for accelerating download of media data files of a digital media project from a remote file sharing service for the project over a network connection to a user computer, the digital media project including a plurality of media data files and one or more project files specifying a set of the plurality of media data files and defining how media from the specified set of the plurality of media data files are combined into a digital media production, comprising:

  • receiving a user-specified download location in local storage of the user computer for the one or more project files and the specified set of the plurality of media data files for the project;

    downloading the one or more project files to the local storage of the user computer;

    after downloading the one or more project files to the download location in the location storage of the user computer;

    identifying the plurality of media data files used in the project from the downloaded one or more project files;

    identifying, from among the identified plurality of media data files in the project, any media data files used in the project and which are resident on a locally connected storage device of the user computer;

    copying the identified media data files in the locally connected storage device to the download location for the project in the local storage of the user computer;

    adding, from among the identified plurality of media data files in the project, any media data file not in the locally connected storage device to a download list; and

    after copying the identified media data files in the local connected storage device, requesting download of the media data files for the project not in the locally connected storage device in the download list to the download location in the local storage of the user computer from the remote file sharing service.

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