Method of and system for providing parallel media gateway

• US 20020159464A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Woodrow T. Lewis
• Original Assignee: Woodrow T. Lewis
• Inventors: Lewis, Woodrow T.
• Application Number:
  US09/844,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20020159464A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2396 characterized by admission policies admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for network security using user profiles for access control H04L63/102; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• 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 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

A method and system for providing a parallel media gateway over the Internet. The system includes a parallel media gateway protocol for providing an event driven, message oriented video stream broadcasting scheme with parallel telephony exchange of digital audio streams with self provisioning content. The method includes the steps of establishing and maintaining a server connected to the Internet and accessible by a user for receiving customized request of data streams from the user, obtaining data streams requested by the user from a stream server and providing the user with the requested data streams via the Internet, implementing a parallel media gateway protocol for adding self provisioning content in real-time to the data streams requested by the user, establishing connection with a telephony infrastructure, and enabling the user to interact with others through telephony endpoints linked to the telephony infrastructure while retrieving event driven, message oriented data streams via the Internet.

Claims

1. A method for providing a parallel media gateway over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

a. establishing and maintaining a server connected to said computer network and accessible by a user for receiving customized request of data streams from the user;

b. obtaining data streams requested by said user from a stream server and providing said user with the requested data streams via said computer network;

c. implementing a parallel media gateway protocol for adding self provisioning content in real-time to said data streams requested by said user;

d. establishing connection with a telephony infrastructure; and

e. enabling said user to interact with others through telephony endpoints linked to said telephony infrastructure while retrieving event driven, message oriented data streams via said computer network.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of embedding meta-data tags in real-time into said data streams requested by said user.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of sending meta-data tags in parallel streams.

4. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of encoding said data streams with said self provisioning content in real-time.

5. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of retrieving archived data streams with self-provisioning content from said stream server.

6. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing digitized audio signals in parallel to said data streams.

7. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of digitizing said audio signals received from said telephony infrastructure.

8. The method in accordance with claim 7, further comprising the step of archiving said digitized audio signals for selected playback.

9. The method in accordance with claim 7, further comprising the step of archiving said digitized audio signals for multiplexed playback.

10. The method in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of providing back channel communication between said user and said stream server for facilitating real-time semantic search of data streams by said user.

11. A method for providing a parallel media gateway over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

a. establishing and maintaining a server connected to said computer network and accessible by a user at a data endpoint for receiving customized request of data streams from the user;

b. obtaining data streams requested by said user from a stream server and providing said user with the requested data streams via said computer network;

c. implementing a parallel media gateway protocol for ingesting meta-data tags in real-time into said data streams requested by said user;

d. encoding said data streams with self provisioning content in real-time;

e. providing back channel communication between said user and said stream server for facilitating real-time semantic search of data streams by said user;

f. establishing connection with a telephony infrastructure for receiving telephony audio signals and digitizing said audio signals;

g. providing digitized audio signals in parallel to said data streams; and

h. enabling said user to interact with others through telephony endpoints linked to said telephony infrastructure while retrieving event driven, message oriented data streams via said computer network.

12. The method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising the step of sending meta-data tags in parallel streams.

13. The method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising the step of retrieving archived data streams with self-provisioning content from said stream server.

14. The method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising the step of archiving said digitized audio signals for selected playback.

15. The method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising the step of archiving said digitized audio signals for multiplexed playback.

17. The method in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of sending meta-data tags in parallel streams.

18. The method in accordance with claim 16, further comprising the step of retrieving archived data streams with self-provisioning content from said stream server.

19. The method in accordance with claim 16, wherein said digitized audio signals are archived for selected playback.

20. The method in accordance with claim 17, wherein said digitized audio signals are archived for multiplexed playback.

16. A method for providing a parallel media gateway over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

a. establishing and maintaining a server connected to said computer network and accessible by a user at a data endpoint for ascertaining user information in real-time and receiving customized request of data streams from the user;

b. obtaining data streams requested by said user from a stream server connected to said computer network and providing said user with the requested data streams via said computer network;

c. implementing a parallel media gateway protocol for ingesting meta-data tags in real-time into said data streams requested by said user;

d. utilizing an encoder for encoding said data streams with self provisioning content in real-time;

e. providing back channel communication between said user and said stream server over said computer network for facilitating real-time semantic search of data streams by said user;

f. establishing connection with a telephony infrastructure through a public exchange service for receiving telephony audio signals, and digitizing said audio signals;

g. providing digitized audio signals in parallel to said data streams and archiving said digitized audio signals for playback; and

h. enabling said user to interact with others through telephony endpoints linked to said telephony infrastructure while retrieving event driven, message oriented data streams via said computer network.