Patent ID: 7975062
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: G11B,H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing media content from a first device over a digital network, the method comprising: receiving at the first device a media stream from a remote media source; caching at least a portion of the received media stream in a memory of the first device as the media stream is received from the remote media source; receiving, at least one user command to create a clip of the media stream via a user interface while the cached portion of the media stream is being output for display, the at least one user command comprising a start point and an end point for defining boundaries of the clip within the media stream; responsive to receiving the at least one user command, creating the clip at the first device by copying data from the cached portion of the media stream as the media stream is received from the remote media source, wherein the copied data comprises a portion of the media stream bounded by the start point and the end point; and responsive to creating the clip, transmitting the clip to a second device via the digital network.