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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Ryan Eric King, San Diego, CA (US);
David E. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Porter, San Carlos, CA (US);
Adam Korman, Glendale, CA (US);
Manish Upendran, San Jose, CA (US);
Kathleen Wilson, San Diego, CA (US);
Ryan Eric King, San Diego, CA (US);
David E. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Porter, San Carlos, CA (US);
Adam Korman, Glendale, CA (US);
Manish Upendran, San Jose, CA (US);
Kathleen Wilson, San Diego, CA (US);
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides for the accessing and playing of media files having differing associated rights such as non-DRM media files, purchased and downloaded media files, subscription download files such as tethered downloads, and subscription streamed DRM files. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method and user interface for sharing a media collection among computing devices in communication via a network. In one embodiment, the disclosed method allows access and playback, from each computing device on a network, of all media files in a media collection, regardless of their associated rights.