Wireless digital video recorders - content sharing systems and methods
AssigneeQwest Communications International Inc.
InventorsSteven Casey, Gnana Selvadurai, Angela Mitchell
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for distributing media content between portable media devices with digital rights management protections. Offering several applications in the technical arts, embodiments of the present invention provide methods for managing distribution of media content between portable media devices. Further, embodiments of the present invention provide methods for easy and effective transmission of media content between portable media devices.
Claims23
A system for disseminating media content between portable media devices, comprising:
- means for transferring media content from a first portable media device to a second portable media device, wherein:
- the first portable media device is associated with a first user;
- the second portable media device is associated with a second user;
- means for creating an electronic record of the transfer of the media content from the first portable media device to the second portable media device;
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- means for providing the electronic record to a content provider.
A system for disseminating media content between portable media devices, comprising:
- a media content transmitter coupled with a first portable media device and configured to transmit the media content;
- a media content receiver coupled with a second portable media device and configured to receive the media content;
- a reception processor coupled with the second portable media device and configured to process the reception of the media content and to create an electronic record;
- a communication port coupled with the second portable media device and configured to transmit the electronic record.
A method for disseminating media content between portable media devices, comprising:
- providing media content from a content provider to a first user of a first portable media device;
- transferring the media content from the first portable media device to a second portable media device, wherein the second portable media device is associated with a second user;
- creating an electronic record of the transfer of the media content from the first portable media device to the second portable media device;
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- providing the electronic record to the content provider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.