Patent ID: 8078695
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing media, the method comprising: receiving, at an intermediary device, information for media stored on a remote computing device, wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, video, images, and text; automatically predicting one or more representations of the media to store on the intermediary device, the representations of the media determined based on a determination of which media may be accessed, wherein the representations of the media comprise representations that are scaled down from representations stored on the remote computing device, wherein scaled down representations comprise a first representation with less information than a second representation stored on the computing device, and wherein the representations of the media comprise one or more of images and text description; receiving the representations of the media; storing the representations of the media in storage on the intermediary device; using the information to provide a user with an interface that shows a list of the media that may be accessed using the intermediary device; receiving a request to access the representations of the media; determining if the requested media is stored on the intermediary device; and outputting the requested media from the storage on the intermediary device if the requested media is stored in the storage.