Method of Sharing Personal Media Using a Digital Recorder
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1. A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
- receiving, by a multimedia device among a plurality of multimedia devices in communication with a DVR via a local network, a user command to play multimedia content stored on the DVR;
in response to the user command, retrieving, at the multimedia device, the multimedia content stored on the DVR, the DVR receiving at least a portion of a plurality of stored multimedia content via an input tuner;
subsequent to retrieving the multimedia content, performing one or more of;
playing, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content to a user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to playing the multimedia content to the user;
orsending, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content for display to the user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to sending the multimedia content for display to the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sharing personal media using a digital recorder transfers multimedia content via email to a digital video recorder.
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1. A method for sharing multimedia content using a digital video recorder (DVR), comprising:
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receiving, by a multimedia device among a plurality of multimedia devices in communication with a DVR via a local network, a user command to play multimedia content stored on the DVR; in response to the user command, retrieving, at the multimedia device, the multimedia content stored on the DVR, the DVR receiving at least a portion of a plurality of stored multimedia content via an input tuner; subsequent to retrieving the multimedia content, performing one or more of; playing, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content to a user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to playing the multimedia content to the user;
orsending, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content for display to the user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to sending the multimedia content for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause:
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receiving, by a multimedia device among a plurality of multimedia devices in communication with a DVR via a local network, a user command to play multimedia content stored on the DVR; in response to the user command, retrieving, at the multimedia device, the multimedia content stored on the DVR, the DVR receiving at least a portion of a plurality of stored multimedia content via an input tuner; subsequent to retrieving the multimedia content, performing one or more of; playing, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content to a user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to playing the multimedia content to the user;
orsending, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content for display to the user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to sending the multimedia content for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising one or more devices configured to cause:
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receiving, by a multimedia device among a plurality of multimedia devices in communication with a DVR via a local network, a user command to play multimedia content stored on the DVR; in response to the user command, retrieving, at the multimedia device, the multimedia content stored on the DVR, the DVR receiving at least a portion of a plurality of stored multimedia content via an input tuner; subsequent to retrieving the multimedia content, performing one or more of; playing, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content to a user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to playing the multimedia content to the user;
orsending, by the multimedia device, the multimedia content for display to the user, the multimedia device processing the multimedia content prior to sending the multimedia content for display to the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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