Automated routing of media through a media exchange network

• US 20040133694A1
• Filed: 09/30/2003
• Published: 07/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bennett, James, Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Granted Patent: US 8,621,102 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2834 Switching of information between an external network and a home network access arrangements H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/254 Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server arrangements for maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00; network services using third party service providers H04L67/53
• 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 21/25435 involving characteristics of content or additional data, e.g. video resolution or the amount of advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26266 for determining content or additional data repetition rate, e.g. of a file in a DVB carousel according to its importance arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 : Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42684 : Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 : Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 : involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 : Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 : involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 : Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 : for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 : for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 : communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 : using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 : for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6187 : involving transmission via a telephone network, e.g. POTS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 : using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 : Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only

Abstract

Aspects of the invention provide a method and system for communication of information in a distributed media network. The communication of information in a distributed media network may include automatically transferring one or more of media, data and service to a view of a first media processing system and/or a first personal computer within the distributed media network. The transferred media, data and/or service may be subsequently routed from the view of the first media processing system and/or the first personal computer to a view of a second media processing system and/or a second personal computer. The routed media, data and/or service may be consumed by the second media processing system and/or the second personal computer. A consumption rule, transfer rule and/or routing rule may control consumption, transfer and routing of the media, data and/or service. Transfer and/or routing of the media, data and/or service may be scheduled.

Claims

1. A method for communicating information in a distributed media network, the method comprising:

automatically transferring at least one of media, data and service to a view of at least one of a first media processing system and a first personal computer within the distributed media network; and

automatically routing said automatically transferred at least one of media, data and service from said view of said at least one of said first media processing system and said first personal computer to a view of at least one of a second media processing system and a second personal computer.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising consuming said routed at least one of media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising controlling said consumption by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer by utilizing at least a first rule.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising scheduling said consumption of said at least one of said media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer utilizing said at least a first rule.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said at least a first rule is a consumption rule.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising controlling said automatic transfer by utilizing at least a second rule.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising pre-defining said at a least one second rule.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said at least a second rule is a transfer rule.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising controlling said automatic routing utilizing at least a third rule.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising predefining said at least a third rule.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said at least a third rule is a routing rule.

12. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for communicating information in a distributed media network, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

automatically transferring at least one of media, data and service to a view of at least one of a first media processing system and a first personal computer within the distributed media network; and

automatically routing said automatically transferred at least one of media, data and service from said view of said at least one of said first media processing system and said first personal computer to a view of at least one of a second media processing system and a second personal computer.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, further comprising code for consuming said routed at least one of media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer.

14. The machine readable storage according to claim 13, further comprising code for controlling said consumption by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer by utilizing at least a first rule.

15. The machine readable storage according to claim 13, further comprising code for scheduling said consumption of said at least one of said media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer utilizing said at least a first rule.

16. The machine readable storage according to claim 14, wherein said at least a first rule is a consumption rule.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising code for controlling said automatic transfer by utilizing at least a second rule.

18. The machine readable storage according to claim 17, further comprising code for pre-defining said at a least one second rule.

19. The machine readable storage according to claim 17, wherein said at least a second rule is a transfer rule.

20. The machine readable storage according to claim 12, further comprising code for controlling said automatic routing utilizing at least a third rule.

21. The machine readable storage according to claim 12, further comprising code for predefining said at least a third rule.

22. The machine readable storage according to claim 20, wherein said at least a third rule is a routing rule.

23. A system for communicating information in a distributed media network, the system comprising:

at least one processor that automatically transfers at least one of media, data and service to a view of at least one of a first media processing system and a first personal computer within the distributed media network; and

said at least one processor that automatically routes said automatically transferred at least one of media, data and service from said view of said at least one of said first media processing system and said first personal computer to a view of at least one of a second media processing system and a second personal computer.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein said at least one processor consumes said routed at least one of media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein said at least one processor controls said consumption by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer by utilizing at least a first rule.

26. The system according to claim 24, wherein said at least one processor schedules said consumption of said at least one of said media, data and service by said at least one of said second media processing system and said second personal computer utilizing said at least a first rule.

27. The system according to claim 25, wherein said at least a first rule is a consumption rule.

28. The system according to claim 23, wherein said at least one processor controls said automatic transfer by utilizing at least a second rule.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein said at least one processor pre-defines said at a least one second rule.

30. The system according to claim 28, wherein said at least a second rule is a transfer rule.

31. The system according to claim 23, wherein said at least one processor controls said automatic routing utilizing at least a third rule.

32. The system according to claim 23, wherein said at least one processor predefines said at least a third rule.

33. The system according to claim 31, wherein said at least a third rule is a routing rule.

34. The system according to claim 23, wherein said at least one processor is at least one of a computer processor, a media peripheral processor, a media exchange system processor, a media processing system processor and a storage processor.