Personalized Network Storage for Copyright-Safe Content Upload
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current PVR and NPVR implementations avoid uploading content to network storage due to bandwidth restrictions and copyright concerns, leaving some copyright issues unaddressed, while network operators need to balance copyright preservation with user convenience and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for uploading and storing content over a network, allowing content to be received at a client device and automatically uploaded to a storage entity associated with the user, with copyright protection measures in place to ensure authorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If content is uploaded to network storage, then copyright protection is improved, but upload bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting content reception at the client device and automatically initiating upload to network storage before potential copyright infringement can occur. The content is uploaded in the background without requiring user intervention, ensuring copyright protection is established in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The client device and network storage system work autonomously to handle the upload process. The system self-manages the copyright protection mechanism by automatically detecting received content and uploading it to secured network storage without requiring manual user action, thereby protecting copyright while minimizing bandwidth impact through efficient automated processes.
2Reliability
If content is automatically uploaded upon reception, then copyright protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The client device performs multiple functions: it receives content for user viewing and simultaneously automatically detects and uploads that same content to network storage for copyright protection. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated upload hardware or software, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining robust copyright protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service automation where the client device autonomously monitors its own content reception and automatically initiates uploads to network storage. This self-managing approach simplifies the user interface and reduces the need for complex manual configuration while ensuring copyright protection is consistently applied.
3Ease of operation
If network storage is used for content upload, then user convenience is improved, but network infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a copy of the content received at the client device and stores it in network storage. This copying mechanism allows the original content to remain accessible to the user while a protected copy is maintained on the network, providing user convenience for content access while ensuring copyright protection through centralized network storage management.
Solution Approach 2:
Network storage acts as an intermediary between the client device and the content distribution network. It receives uploaded content from client devices and makes it available for authorized distribution, thereby simplifying the infrastructure by providing a centralized mediation point that handles copyright protection and content delivery without requiring complex point-to-point protection mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and apparatus for delivering, uploading, and storing content for users of a network so that the user has “virtual” ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for additional storage space at the client premises and offering seamless compliance with copyright laws. In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and sessions are used to deliver content to the requesting owner and then back to storage space associated with the head-end where the content remains available for future subscriber requests. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed.