Abstract: Provided are methods and streaming servers for segmenting multiple received content streams, and for aligning created segments of received content stream at a master server with segments of the received content streams created by a slave server. An example method performed at a streaming server of segmenting at least two received content streams is provided. The method comprises identifying a current boundary point for each of the at least two received content streams indicating where the respective content stream can be segmented, determining whether an identifier for a segment is included in a segment information database at the streaming server, the identified segment having a starting point corresponding to a timestamp of the identified current boundary point, and if so segmenting the received content stream, for which the segment identifier was included in the segment information database, at the timestamp and including the segment identifier with the segmented stream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a streaming apparatus, and a method in a network system, comprising at least a first and a second streaming apparatus (1001, 1002) for data streaming, each being adapted to upload and store media data, comprising a plurality of media data compositions, for example representing movies and/or TV channels, the network system further comprising a plurality of user devices (11).

Abstract: A magnetic water bottle is disclosed that is amenable to mass production by automated manufacturing methods. In accordance with the present invention, the magnetic water bottle is re-useable, recyclable and disposable and may be made from plastic or glass. In one embodiment of the invention, one or more elongated magnets are received in axially orientated recesses. The magnets are held in place by a suitable adhesive or alternatively by a plastic strip ultrasonically welded over the magnet to hold it in place or alternatively are held in place by a friction fit. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, magnetic straps formed from bendable magnets are received in radially orientated recesses in bottle. The magnetic straps are held in place in a manner as discussed above.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recording and streaming multimedia sequences transmitted from a data distribution device (8) over a data communications network (2), comprising receiving a recording request; receiving a multimedia sequence (DC) relating to the recording request; removing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), all information comprised in the multimedia sequence (DC) except the payload data from the multimedia sequence (DC); determining an empty memory portion (MB) in a temporary memory (6a) of a control unit (6); storing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), the payload data in the memory portion (MB); writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a second networking unit memory portion (4c?); and when the memory portion (MB) is full, by means of the writing device (4d): writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a third networking unit memory portion (4c??), and sending a trigger signal to a file system (6f) of the control unit (6) an

Abstract: A method is disclosed of using a plurality of simultaneous communication sessions to allow two-way communication where data compositions are simultaneously sent from an apparatus to a large plurality of remote units, while maintaining a high performance of the apparatus, each session involving sending a data composition to a respective of a plurality of remote units through a communication network, the data compositions being stored in a storage unit. The method includes receiving from the storage unit streams of data composition sub-sets, and providing for each of the communication sessions a data queue, and storing data of the streams of data composition sub-sets in the data queues.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recording and streaming multimedia sequences transmitted from a data distribution device (8) over a data communications network (2), comprising receiving a recording request; receiving a multimedia sequence (DC) relating to the recording request; removing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), all information comprised in the multimedia sequence (DC) except the payload data from the multimedia sequence (DC); determining an empty memory portion (MB) in a temporary memory (6a) of a control unit (6); storing, during reception of the multimedia sequence (DC), the payload data in the memory portion (MB); writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a second networking unit memory portion (4c?); and when the memory portion (MB) is full, by means of the writing device (4d): writing the address of the memory portion (MB) to a third networking unit memory portion (4c??), and sending a trigger signal to a file system (6f) of the control unit (6) an

Abstract: A method is disclosed of using a plurality of simultaneous communication sessions to allow two-way communication where data compositions are simultaneously sent from an apparatus to a large plurality of remote units, while maintaining a high performance of the apparatus, each session involving sending a data composition to a respective of a plurality of remote units through a communication network, the data compositions being stored in a storage unit. The method includes receiving from the storage unit streams of data composition sub-sets, and providing for each of the communication sessions a data queue, and storing data of the streams of data composition sub-sets in the data queues.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a streaming apparatus, and a method in a network system, comprising at least a first and a second streaming apparatus (1001, 1002) for data streaming, each being adapted to upload and store media data, comprising a plurality of media data compositions, for example representing movies and/or TV channels, the network system further comprising a plurality of user devices (11).

Abstract: In a mobile and broadband internet environment having a camera that automatically sends pictures from your home, or other location, to your mobile unit.