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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Numecent Holdings, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Jeffrey de Vries, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Greg Zavertnik, San Jose, CA (US);
Ann Hubbell, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Numecent Holdings, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for streaming from a media device involves enabling a local device to function as a streaming server. An example of a method according to the technique includes inserting a removable storage device that includes programs associated with a streaming application, running one or more of the programs, ensuring that a streaming software player is installed, and executing a streaming-related activity associated with the streaming application. An example of a system according to the technique includes a means for providing a streaming application that expects content to be found on a media drive, a means for intercepting requests for content expected to be found on the media drive, and a means for honoring the requests with content from a different media location.