On-Demand Media Delivery System Remote Storage and Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video on-demand systems lack mobility features, preventing users from relocating their video-on-demand services to different locations and failing to allow users to upload, access, and share personal media effectively.
Innovation Solution
An on-demand media delivery system that enables remote storage and sharing of user media, allowing users to freeze media delivery on one device and resume it on another, with features for user-specific data management, auto-customization, and access rights, independent of the equipment type used.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If video-on-demand systems store media locally on user equipment, then users can access media at their location, but users cannot relocate their service to different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a virtual copy of the user's media library and service configuration on remote servers. When a user relocates, their service is instantly available at the new location through this virtual copy, eliminating the need for physical media transfer while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
A server acts as an intermediary between the user and the media content. Instead of storing media locally on user equipment, the server mediates access to centrally stored content, enabling users to access their media library from any location while the actual storage remains centralized.
2Adaptability or versatility
If servers provide centralized storage, then users can access media from multiple locations, but users cannot upload or share personal media effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments media management into distinct functional modules: upload, storage, sharing, and access control. Each module can be independently configured and accessed, allowing users to perform specific operations like uploading personal media or setting sharing permissions without affecting other functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides universal access to multiple user accounts and devices simultaneously. A single server infrastructure supports diverse operations including personal media upload, family sharing, and multi-device access, making the system adaptable to various user needs without requiring separate systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If systems allow media relocation, then users can access content at different locations, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses virtual copying of user profiles and service configurations rather than physical media replication. When a user relocates, their service state is copied to the new location through server-side management, providing relocation capability without proportional increases in physical infrastructure complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method may be provided that allows users to store, retrieve, and manipulate on-demand media content and data stored on a remote server network in an on-demand media delivery system. More particularly, the system may allow a user to access his or her on-demand media account from user equipment in different locations as long as the current user equipment can communicate with a remote server that stores user-specific information. The system upon user selection may freeze the delivery of on-demand media at a particular point and allow the user to resume the media at a later time from some other network location in system. Users may upload personal images or files to an on-demand delivery server for later retrieval and display. Users may be permitted to assign access rights to the uploaded files.