Anthony Hernandez

US Patent:

8402284, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Apr 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/742564

Inventors:

Fred C. Thomas - Fort Collins CO, US
Anthony J. Hernandez - Westminster CO, US
John M. Agosta - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

713193, 726 3, 709212, 709216, 709248, 707644

Abstract:

A system is provided, the system having a first storage device and a second storage device. A symbiotic relationship is established between the first and second storage devices to selectively store backup digital content for each other.

US Patent:

20120095962, Apr 19, 2012

Filed:

Oct 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

13/119132

Inventors:

Jason D. Goldman - Ft. Collins CO, US
Anthony Joseph Hernandez - Westminster CO, US
Allen O. Buckner - Loveland CO, US
William Girard McCollom - Fort Collins CO, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707634, 707E17005

Abstract:

A data processing system aggregates media content from multiple clients to a server. The data processing system comprises a media manager that aggregates media content from a client of a plurality of clients onto a server. The media manager comprises a monitoring utility and a server media update utility. The monitoring utility periodically checks for media files that are newly added in a client library of the client plurality and/or scanned from client storage, and detects newly added media. The server media update utility determines whether the newly added media. The server media update utility determines whether the newly added media is present on the server and copies the newly added media to the server if the newly added media is not present on the server or a lower quality version of the newly added media is present on the server.