Media content distribution in a social network utilizing dispersed storage
US8464133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, using a dispersed storage processing module, includes receiving media content determining social media metadata regarding the media content, encoding the media content in accordance with an error coding dispersal storage function to produce a plurality of sets of encoded data slices, identifying a plurality of memories to store the plurality of sets of encoded data slices, and sending the plurality of sets of encoded data slices to the plurality of memories when the social media metadata indicates that the media content is to be available for a local social network.
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