SIMPLE NONAUTONOMOUS PEERING NETWORK MEDIA
A method of playing content across a network includes receiving, at a media player, an input from a user selecting media located on a network, sending a request across a network comprised of devices employing a common security protocol, the request to identify peer devices on the network, receiving a response across the network from a peer device, and accessing the media from a content memory of the peer device. A method of tracking valid peers on a secure media network, includes receiving, at a media player, an input from a user selecting media located on a peer device on the network, performing an authentication test of the peer player, determining if a latency associated with the peer player meets a criteria, and updating a latency log on the media player to include the peer player. A device has a content memory to store media content for playback, a network port arranged to allow the device to access a network, and a controller programmed to send a request through the network port to a network, the request being for a particular media content file, communicate with a peer device across the network to authenticate a communication session with the peer device, receive a response from the peer device indicating that the session has been authenticated, and access the media content file on a content memory on the peer device.
1 . A method of playing content across a network, comprising:
receiving, at a media player, an input from a user selecting media located on a network;
sending a request across a network comprised of devices employing a common security protocol, the request to identify peer devices on the network;
receiving a response across the network from at least one peer device; and
accessing the media from a content memory of the identified at least one peer device.
2 . A method of tracking valid peers on a secure media network, comprising:
receiving, at a media player, an input from a user selecting media located on a peer device on the network;
performing an authentication test of the peer player;
determining if a latency associated with the peer player meets a criteria; and
updating a latency log on the media player to include the peer player.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein performing an authentication test of the peer player further comprises performing an encryption key exchange.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein performing an encryption key exchange further comprises performing a Naor-Naor-Lotspiech authentication and an Authenticated Key Exchange.
5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining if the latency meets a criteria comprises sending a ping across the network and determining a response time.
6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining if the latency meets a criteria comprises checking a latency log on the player for a latency time associated with the peer device.
7 . A device, comprising:
a content memory to store media content for playback;
a network port arranged to allow the device to access a network; and
a controller programmed to:
send a request through the network port to a peer device via the network, the request being for a particular media content file;
communicate with the peer device via the network to authenticate a communication session with the peer device;
receive a response from the peer device indicating that the session has been authenticated; and
access the media content file stored in a content memory of the peer device.
8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further to store the media content file in the content memory.
9 . The device of claim 7 , the device further comprising a device memory separate from the content memory.
10 . The device of claim 7 , further comprising at least one port arranged to accept memory devices.
11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the content memory comprises a removable memory device.
12 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the content memory comprises an embedded memory device.