Techniques for provisioning local media players with content
US9014540B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A local media player in network communication with a remote storage system stores a portion of content. It then compares the portion of content stored on the local media player with content stored on the remote storage system to determine if the portion of content is duplicated on the remote storage system. If so, the portion of content stored on the local media player is replaced with a pointer to a duplicate portion of content stored on the remote storage system. The portion of content is played back by the local media player at least in part by receiving the duplicate portion of content from the remote storage system if the portion of content has been replaced by a pointer, or by accessing the portion of content stored on the local media player if the portion of content has not been replaced by a pointer.
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