US 8,949,820 B2 · Streaming from a media device

Abstract

A technique for streaming from a media device involves enabling a local device to function as a streaming server. An example of a method according to the technique includes inserting a removable storage device that includes programs associated with a streaming application, running one or more of the programs, ensuring that a streaming software player is installed, and executing a streaming-related activity associated with the streaming application. An example of a system according to the technique includes a means for providing a streaming application that expects content to be found on a media drive, a means for intercepting requests for content expected to be found on the media drive, and a means for honoring the requests with content from a different media location.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

connecting a removable storage device to a host device, the removable storage device including a streaming application, the host device including a streaming software player;
copying at least a portion of the streaming application from the removable storage device onto local host storage, the portion of the streaming application including a plurality of blocks of data;
receiving a request to perform a streaming-related activity associated with the streaming application;
generating a request for one or more blocks associated with the streaming-related activity of the plurality of blocks of data;
sending the request for the one or more blocks associated with the streaming-related activity to the local host storage;
providing the one or more blocks associated with the streaming-related activity to the streaming software player.

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