Method and apparatus for content distribution for multiscreen viewing
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsYan XU, Lin DU, Wei ZHOU
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Abstract
A method for distributing a video program to first and second devices is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request for the video program from one of the first and second devices, both registered in an account at the server; transmitting the video program, but not information related to the video program, to a first selected one of the two devices according to a distance between the two devices; and transmitting the information related to the video program, but not the video program, to a second selected one of the two devices according to the distance.
Claims21
A method of distributing a video program to first and second devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for the video program from one of the first and second devices, both registered in an account at the server;
- transmitting the video program, but not information related to the video program, to a first selected one of the two devices according to a distance between the two devices;
- and
- transmitting the information related to the video program, but not the video program, to a second selected one of the two devices according to the distance.
A server for transmitting a video program and information related to the video program to first and second devices, both registered in an account at the server the server comprising:
- a storage;
- and
- a processor executing software stored in the storage;
- wherein the processor is configured to receive a request for the video program from one of the first and second devices;
- transmit the video program, but not information related to the video program, to a first selected one of the two devices according to a distance between the two devices;
- and transmit the information related to the video program, but not the video program, to a second selected one of the two devices according to the distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.