Methods and apparatus for integrating media across a wide area network
US9467322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for distributing media includes a wide area network (WAN), a media player coupled to the WAN at a first home, and a media server coupled to the WAN at a second home for providing media. A service is coupled to the WAN for receiving a request for media from the media player and for establishing a connection between the first and second homes over the WAN. Media is streamed across the WAN from the second home to the first home. The system may include a storage device coupled to the media player where media is transferred across the WAN for storage at the storage device. A media device may be coupled to the media player for playing the streamed/transferred media where the media player and the media device may comprise a television, stereo, or computer and the media item may comprise video, photographs, or audio.
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