Patent · US Active

Method and system for aggregating media collections between participants of a sharing network

US8224899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Eloy Technology, LLC · US

Inventors

Hugh Svendsen · Chapel Hill, US
Harold Sutherland · San Jose, US
Gary W. Black · Hatfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 17, 2008
Grant date	Jul 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for aggregating a local media collection of a user with one or more shared media collections shared with the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user. In general, one or more shared media collections shared with the user are first discovered. Optionally, the user may select one or more of the shared media collections for aggregation with the local media collection of the user. The shared media collections selected by the user, or alternatively all of the shared media collections, are then aggregated with the local media collection of the user to provide an aggregate media collection for the user.

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