Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING CONTENT ITEMS TO CLIENT DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/049604
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system and method for supporting content distribution in an electronic network includes a high-power wireless transmitter that broadcasts content items received from a content source to target devices that are configured in a peer-to-peer network. An electronic device may obtain current storage locations of a required one of the content items from a tracking server via a back channel. The electronic device may then generate a content request to at least one of said target devices in the peer-to-peer network for accessing the required one of the content items.
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Inventors:
GEORGIS NIKOLAOS (US)
CARPIO FREDRIK (US)
FRAZIER MILTON (US)
CARPIO FREDRIK (US)
FRAZIER MILTON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/002680
Publication Date:
July 28, 2011
Filing Date:
October 05, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
SONY ELECTRONICS INC (US)
GEORGIS NIKOLAOS (US)
CARPIO FREDRIK (US)
FRAZIER MILTON (US)
SONY ELECTRONICS INC (US)
GEORGIS NIKOLAOS (US)
CARPIO FREDRIK (US)
FRAZIER MILTON (US)
International Classes:
G06F15/16; G06Q50/00; H04W4/00
Foreign References:
| US20080208985A1 | 2008-08-28 | |||
| US20040064507A1 | 2004-04-01 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOERNER, Gregory, J. (1291 E. Hillsdale Boulevard Suite 20, Foster City CA, US)
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