US 12,003,776 B2
Reducing file sizes for media content
Govind Kumar Mangal, Karnataka (IN); Eldhose Peter, Karnataka (IN); and Rakesh Balakrishnan, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,193.
Prior Publication US 2023/0209089 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 19/70 (2014.01); H04L 65/75 (2022.01); H04N 19/59 (2014.01); H04N 19/85 (2014.01)
CPC H04N 19/70 (2014.11) [H04L 65/762 (2022.05); H04N 19/59 (2014.11); H04N 19/85 (2014.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage device comprising:
a data interface configured to communicate with a host;
a storage medium configured to store data; and
control circuitry configured to:
receive a data file from the host over the data interface;
in response to determining that the data file comprises first file preview data and a file size:
modify the data file to delete the first file preview data to reduce the file size of the data file; and
store the modified data file to the storage medium; and
in response to receiving a request for the data file from the host:
retrieve the modified data file from the storage medium;
generate second file preview data corresponding to the first file preview data;
remodify the modified data file to add the second file preview data; and
respond to the request for the data file by providing the remodified data file to the host.