Method and system having collaborative network media appliances utilizing prioritized local storage of recommended content

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PATENT NO 9088623
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14040967

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A collaborative system for more efficiently viewing streamed content in a time shifted manner utilizes collaborative home set-top box (STB) and a cloud component (the cloud STB) and a receiving device, such as an antenna or cable component, all cooperatively shared among a community of users. The cloud STB may further comprise a network accessible distributed part and/or a cross licensed portion of other home STBs. The home STB may be connected to the cloud STB and other home STBs over any local or wide area network topology infrastructure, such as the Internet. A group of home STBs may be cross licensed to each other within a community of users sharing the same viewing rights to a collaboratively copy content retained either in the system or among a plurality of shared user systems. Various network infrastructure configurations and streaming techniques, including unicast, multicast, and upstream and downstream collaborative streaming, are proposed to optimize network bandwidth efficiency and increase viewing options.

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RIGHT BRAIN INTERFACE NVLOSBERGENLAAN 7 KESSEL-LO B-3010

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van, Coppenolle Bart P E Leuven, BE 11 91
Vandormael, Philip W J Leuven, BE 12 122

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