Methods and apparatus for integrating media across a wide area network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9467322
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11318793

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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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  • ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bullwinkle, Richard Palo Alto, US 29 652
Dietrich, Brad San Francisco, US 36 1766
Peters, Gregory Los Gatos, US 28 584
Putterman, Daniel San Francisco, US 47 2160

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