Cross platform system and method for the management and distribution of pay per view video on demand

• US 20020129359A1
• Filed: 11/20/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quantum Corporation (Chi Ko Investment Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Quantum Corporation (Chi Ko Investment Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lichner, Randall Manton
• Application Number:
  US10/003,493
• Publication Number:
  US 20020129359A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/5
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2385 Channel allocation H04N21/266 takes precedence; Bandwidth allocation H04N21/24 takes precedence ; allocation of channels according to the instantaneous demands of the users in time-division multiplex systems H04J3/1682; admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896; negotiating bandwidth in wireless networks H04W28/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17354 in an intermediate station common to a plurality of user terminals

Abstract

A cross platform system and method for distributing multimedia in accordance with seller determined properties that includes the establishment by a customer of an account with the seller which includes detailed billing information, the assignment of a customer identification number to the account maintained by the customer, detailed customer account history and automated credit card processing of customer authorized media purchases, using a client-based Internet browser as the point of sale device and multimedia stream receiver evocative of conventional pay per view television.

Claims

1. A distributed multimedia client-server system, comprising:

A session manager, in response to receiving a request from a remote client connected to a high bandwidth network, generating a resource allocation request and dynamically creating a multimedia stream port upon client authentication.

2. The system of method of claim 1 further comprising:

A data storage system, storing data about the administration settings, the multimedia, the client and their preferred method of payment, the price of the multimedia; and

a data processing system coupled to said data storage system and configured to receive from the client a request to purchase or rent said multimedia from the administrator;

to process said request by determining the transaction price for said multimedia based on the price specified by said seller;

to output said transaction price forming the basis of a transaction involving said administrator and client.

3. The system and method of claim 1 further comprising:

A method and system for facilitating the financial transaction for the multimedia between the administrator and client prior to multimedia distribution to the client over the high bandwidth network., comprising a data storage system storing data about the client and said client'"'"'s payment preferences; and

a data processing system operatively coupled to said data storage system and configured to process said transaction by querying the said data storage system for the price of the said multimedia and the client'"'"'s payment information.

4. A client-server media multimedia distribution system according to claim 1 further comprising a method for dynamically wrapping media files to require client authorization and authentication prior to distribution of the multimedia over the high bandwidth network.

5. The system and method of claim 1 further comprising:

multimedia content;

means, responsive to commands received by the session manager, for accessing and transporting the multimedia content to the authenticated client via the multimedia stream port; and

wherein the multimedia includes stream content, file content and database content.

6. The method in which the system is presented for display at the multimedia server and client terminals.