Method and System for Sharing and Distributing Content

摘要

A system for distributing content to at least one client device is disclosed. A content host has a processor and a content store, a client device has a processor and a content cache and a permissions store has a computer storage device configured to store permissions data corresponding to a recipient of content. The content host processor is configured to receive a content identifier corresponding to a recipient request for permission to cache an item of content. The content host processor will then parse the permissions data to determine if the recipient has available permissions to cache the requested content. If the user has available permissions, the content host processor modifies the permissions data to include permission to cache the content. The recipient may additionally request for permission to cache a given item of content to be removed in order to increase an amount of permissions available to the recipient.

主权项

1. A computerised method for distributing content to at least one client device, the method comprising:
storing in a physical computer storage medium permissions data corresponding to a recipient of content, wherein the permissions data comprises a recipient permissions level and an amount of permissions that are already assigned to the recipient; receiving, from the client device, at a content host a content identifier, wherein the content identifier corresponds to a recipient request for an item of content to be cached on the client device; parsing by a processor the permissions data to determine if the recipient making the request has available permissions to cache the content based on the recipient permissions level and the amount of permissions that are already assigned to the recipient; and if the processor determines that the recipient has available permissions to cache the content, the processor modifying the permissions data to include permission to cache the content and transferring the item of content to the client device.