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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Mung Chiang, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mung Chiang, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Methods are generally described for distributing and storing contents over a wireless network in a home or another similar environment. A storage device may be configured to automatically download content using broadband communications. A wireless device may establish communication with the storage device when within range for wireless communications. The established communications with the storage device may be a direct wireless communication link or an indirect communication link through other networking devices. The wireless device may download contents from the storage device during an idle time when the wireless device has sufficient power available. Downloaded content may be manually or automatically selected. Downloading may be handed off from one storage device to another storage device that has greater wireless signal strength. Downloading may be multicast from a network device to both the wireless device and the storage device.