Method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content
A method and apparatus for secure transfer and playback of multimedia content enables the secure transfer of multimedia content from a digital video recorder (DVR) to a personal computer (PC) and further to a handheld device. A DVR determines which devices on a Local Area Network (LAN) are authorized to share and/or retrieve content from the DVR. The DVR receives a connection request from a PC on the LAN, authorizes the connection request and establishes a secure connection between the DVR and the PC. Once the secure connection is established, the DVR receives a request for multimedia content from the PC, prepares the multimedia content for transfer and transfers the multimedia content to the PC.
1. A method comprising:
determining, at a first device, that new media content is stored at the first device;
in response to the determining, identifying a transcoded version of the new media content in a format suitable for playback at a third device;
transmitting the transcoded version of the new media content to a second device to cause the second device to transfer the transcoded new media content to be displayed on the third device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the format suitable for playback at the third device is not suitable for playback at the second device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining is performed in response to a current schedule.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining is performed in response to a request for new content for the third device from the second device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying a transcoded version comprises automatically transcoding the new media content into a transcoded version of the new media content.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a digital video recorder.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third device is a portable device configured to receive the media content over a local area network or wireless interface.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the new media content is content recorded or downloaded by the first device.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the second device, key information from the third device;
using, by the second device, the key information to establish a connection with the first device.
10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:
determining, at a first device, that new media content is stored at the first device;
in response to the determining, identifying a transcoded version of the new media content in a format suitable for playback at a third device;
transmitting the transcoded version of the new media content to a second device to cause the second device to transfer the transcoded new media content to be displayed on the third device.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the format suitable for playback at the third device is not suitable for playback at the second device.
12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the determining is performed in response to a current schedule.
13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the determining is performed in response to a request for new content for the third device from the second device.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the identifying a transcoded version comprises automatically transcoding the new media content into a transcoded version of the new media content.
15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the first device is a digital video recorder.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the third device is a portable device configured to receive the media content over a local area network and/or wireless interface.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the new media content is content recorded or downloaded by the first device.
18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause performance of:
receiving, by the second device, key information from the third device;
using, by the second device, the key information to establish a connection with the first device.