1-20. (canceled)
21. A method, comprising:
at a host server, receiving a registration request to register media content for access by one or more remote users, and receiving media access criteria specifying access rights for the one or more remote users, wherein the media content and the media access criteria are received from a subscriber;
facilitating the registration of the media content at a subscriber’s media source by, providing a media player for access by the subscriber, and receiving one or snore subscriber media content share selections via the media player,
facilitating a generation of the media content at the subscriber’s media source based, at least in part, on the one or more subscriber media content share selections;
transcoding the one or more subscriber media content share selections at the subscriber’s media source; and
controlling, by the host server, the subscriber’s media source to deliver the one or more subscriber media content share selections to a network storage device.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the host server or the media source transcodes media for use at a remote user’s device using capabilities of the remote user’s device, a subscription level of the remote user, a subscriber providing media for access, or available communications for delivering media to the remote device or a combination thereof.
23. The method of claim 21, further comprising a storage location of the media content based, at least in part, on a subscription level associated with the subscriber.
24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
at the host server, receiving an access request for access to a share of the media content, and receiving authorization information associated with one of one or more remote users, wherein the access request and the authorization information are received from a remote device of the one remote user;
authorizing the access request based, at least in part, on the authorization information and the media access criteria associated with the one remote user; and
facilitating a delivery of a user-interface to the remote device, wherein the user-interface controls access of the remote device to at least a portion of the share of media content based, at least in part, on the authorization or the subscription level associated with the one remote user.
25. The method of claim 21, wherein generating the media content at the subscriber’s media source includes:
transcoding the one or more subscriber media content share selections at the subscriber’s media source based, at least in part, on one or more subscription levels associated with the one or more remote users.
26. The method of claim 21, wherein the media content stored on the subscriber’s media source comprises one or more of a storage device controlled by the subscriber, a remote network storage device, and a storage device local to the host server.
27. The method of claim 21, wherein the user-interface is provided by an application and the application comprises a media player provided to the remote device via a remote network site.
28. The method of claim 21, wherein the user-interface is provided by an application and the application comprises a media player remotely provided at the remote device by the host server.
29. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
transcoding the share of media content accessed by the remote device based, at least in part, on one or more of the media access criteria associated with the one remote subscriber, a subscription level associated with the subscriber, and capabilities of the remote device,
wherein an access type is a share creation, a remote share access, or a combination thereof.
30. The method of claim 21, further comprising:
providing a uniform resource locator (URL) to the remote device for accessing the share of media content, wherein the access request is received via an access of the URL by the remote device.
31. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs;
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive at a host server, a registration request to register media content for access by one or more remote users, and receive media access criteria specifying access rights for the one or more remote users, wherein the media content and the media access criteria are received from a subscriber;
facilitate the registration of the media content at a subscriber’s media source by,
providing a media player for access by the subscriber, and
receive one or more subscriber media content share selections via the media player,
facilitate a generation of the media content at the subscriber’s media source based, at least in part, on the one or more subscriber media content share selections;
transcode the one or more subscriber media content share selections at the subscriber’s media source; and
control, by the host server, the subscriber’s media source to deliver the one or more subscriber media content share selections to a network storage device.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the host server or the media source transcodes media for use at a remote user’s device using capabilities of the remote user’s device, a subscription level of the remote user, a subscriber providing media for access, or available communications fir delivering media to the remote device or a combination thereof.
33. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising a storage location of the media content based, at least in part, on a subscription level associated with the subscriber.
34. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
receive at the host server, an access request for access to a share of the media content, and receive authorization information associated with one of one or more remote users, wherein the access request and the authorization information are received from a remote device of the one remote user;
authorize the access request based, at least in part, on the authorization information and the media access criteria associated with the one remote user; and
facilitate a delivery of a user-interface to the remote device, wherein the user-interface controls access of the remote device to at least a portion of the share of media content based, at least in part, on the authorization or the subscription level associated with the one remote user.
35. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein generating the media content at the subscriber’s media source includes:
transcode the one or more subscriber media content share selections at the subscriber’s media source based, at least in part, on one or more subscription levels associated with the one or more remote users.
36. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the media content stored on the subscriber’s media source comprises one or more of a storage device controlled by the subscriber, a remote network storage device, and a storage device local to the host server.
37. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user-interface is provided by an application and the application comprises a media player provided to the remote device via a remote network site.
38. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the user-interface is provided by an application and the application comprises a media player remotely provided at the remote device by the host server.
39. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
transcode the share of media content accessed by the remote device based, at least in part, on one or more of the media access criteria associated with the one remote subscriber, a subscription level associated with the subscriber, and capabilities of the remote device,
wherein an access type is a share creation, a remote share access, or a combination thereof.
40. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
provide a uniform resource locator (URL) to the remote device for accessing the share of media content, wherein the access request is received via an access of the URL by the remote device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic amplifier,
comprising a first stage, which is controlled by an input voltage UE and the operating voltage of which is at positive andor negative potentials (V1+V1A\u2212) which are always constant with respect to the input voltage (UE), and a second, impedance-converting stage, which is controlled by a voltage supplied by the first stage and the operating voltage of which is at positive andor negative potentials (V5+V5A\u2212) which are always constant with respect to the voltage supplied by the first stage.
2. The electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein a voltage (UY) supplied by the second stage is fed back to the first stage.
3. The electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein the operating voltage of the first stage is drawn from the outputs of auxiliary amplifiers (OP3, OP4), the noninverting inputs of which are at positive andor negative potentials (V1+V1A\u2212) which are always constant with respect to the input signal (UE).
4. The electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein the operating voltage of the first stage is drawn from the positive andor negative pole of voltage sources (V1V1A), the opposite poles of which are at the same potential as the input signal (UE), andor in that the operating voltage of the second stage is drawn from the positive andor negative pole of voltage sources (V5, V5A) the opposite poles of which are at the same potential as the voltage supplied by the first stage.
5. The electronic amplifier of claim 4, wherein the opposite poles of the voltage sources (V1V1A, V5V5A) are connected to the output of an auxiliary amplifier (OP1, OP2) controlled by the input signal (UE).
6. An electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein the amplifier is controlled by an input voltage (UE), and a first amplifier (OP1) and a second amplifier (OP2), which supplies an output signal (UA), said amplifiers cooperating as a noninverting compound amplifier, the operating voltage of the first amplifier (OP1) being at positive andor negative potentials (V3+, V4\u2212) which are always constant with respect to the input voltage (UE).
7. The electronic amplifier of claim 6, wherein the operating voltage of the first amplifier (OP1) is drawn from the positive andor negative pole of voltage sources (V3, V4), the opposite poles of which are connected to the output of an auxiliary amplifier (OP3) controlled by the input voltage (UE).
8. An electronic amplifier,
comprising: a linear, analog driver stage, which drives an output stage and the operating voltage of which is drawn from the positive andor negative pole of voltage sources (V7V7A), the opposite poles of which are connected to the output of the output stage.
9. An electronic amplifier,
comprising a power output stage, which operates in class A mode and the operating voltage of which is drawn from the positive andor negative pole of at least one voltage source (V7V7A), the opposite pole of which is connected to the output of a further power output stage, operating in class AB, B or C mode.
10. An electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein a cascode or inverting cascode circuit, which has a first transistor (QBot, Q2) in the emitter circuit of a second transistor (QTop, Q3), with common-base connection, and
a third transistor (QP, Q4), which conducts a base current change of the second transistor (QTop, Q3) to the collector of the first transistor (QBot, Q2), in such a way that the sum of base and emitter current changes of the second transistor (QTop, Q3) is equal to the collector current change of the first transistor (QBot, Q2).
11. The electronic amplifier of claim 10, wherein the emitter-collector path of the third transistor (QP, Q4) is connected in parallel with the base-emitter junction of the second transistor (QTop, Q3), a fixed bias voltage (Uh, V4) being present at the base of said third transistor and the emitter of said third transistor being fed via a constant-current source (I, I6) or a high-resistance resistor.
12. The electronic amplifier of claim 11, wherein a DC voltage (U1) is present at the base of the first transistor (QBot) and an extremely constant current can be drawn from the collector of the second transistor (QTop).
13. An electronic amplifier of claim 1, wherein a transistor (Q2) having in its emitter circuit a series circuit composed of two constant-current sources (I2, I3) andor resistors and also a voltage source (V3), which is connected by one pole to the collector of the transistor (Q2) and by the other pole to the junction point between the constant-current sources (I2, I3) andor resistors.
14. An electronic amplifier for drawing a harmonic-free and DC voltage-free sinusoidal AC voltage at its output, for generating the operating voltages for amplifiers of claim 1, wherein a control voltage is fed to the positive input of the amplifier (AMP1), which control voltage consists of a harmonic-free and DC voltage-free sinusoidal voltage (V4) which, in terms of its amplitude, frequency and phase, corresponds to the sinusoidal voltage (V1) of the supply system voltage (V1+V2+V3) contaminated with harmonics (V2) and DC voltages (V3), the operating voltage of the amplifier (AMP1) being drawn from the positive andor negative pole of voltage sources (V5V6) the opposite poles of which are connected to said supply system voltage (V1+V2+V3).
15. The electronic amplifier as claimed in claim 14, wherein the control voltage (V4) to be fed to the positive input of the amplifier (AMP1) is obtained by filtering out the sinusoidal voltage (V1) from the supply system voltage (V1+V2+V3) contaminated with harmonics (V2) and DC voltages (V3).