Streaming video selection system and method

• US 20050034158A1
• Filed: 08/04/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Video Knows You.Com LLC (Gabriel De La Vega, Jr.)
• Original Assignee: Gabriel De La Vega, Jr.
• Inventors: DeLaVega, Gabriel
• Granted Patent: US 10,205,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/75
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• 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 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• 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 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• 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 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

A system and method of broadcasting images in a communications network. Methods according to the invention include providing image content from at least one mobile content provider, coupling the image content from the mobile content provider to a network, presenting the image content from the mobile content provider for selection, and selecting the image content from the mobile content provider.

Claims

1. A method for selecting image content from a network comprising:

providing image content from at least one mobile content provider;

coupling said image content from said mobile content provider to the network;

presenting said image content from said mobile content provider for selection; and

selecting said image content from said mobile content provider.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the step of presenting is displayed on a homepage.

3. The method according to claim 2 further comprising:

searching for image content from a mobile content provider using specific criteria.

4. The method according to claim 3 further comprising:

including audio as part of said image content.

5. The method according to claim 4 further comprising:

paying a predetermined fee for a predetermined amount of viewing time for said selected image content.

6. The method according to claim 5 further comprising:

viewing said selected image content.

7. The method according to claim 6 further comprising:

paying said selected mobile content provider a first percentage of said fee.

8. The method according to claim 7 further comprising:

paying said selected mobile content provider a second percentage of said fee.

9. A system for selecting image content from a network comprising:

means for providing image content from at least one mobile content provider;

means for coupling said image content from said mobile content provider to the network;

means for presenting said image content from said mobile content provider for selection; and

means for selecting said image content from said mobile content provider.

10. The system according to claim 9 wherein means for presenting is displayed on a homepage.

11. The system according to claim 10 further comprising:

means for searching for image content from a mobile content provider using specific criteria.

12. The system according to claim 11 further comprising:

means for including audio as part of said image content.

13. The system according to claim 12 further comprising:

means for paying a predetermined fee for a predetermined amount of viewing time for said selected image content.

14. The system according to claim 13 further comprising:

means for viewing said selected image content.

15. The system according to claim 14 further comprising:

means for paying said selected mobile content provider a first percentage of said fee.

16. The system according to claim 15 further comprising:

means for paying said selected mobile content provider a second percentage of said fee.

17. A system for selecting image content from a network, the system comprising:

a display; and

a processor coupled to said display, said processor configured to receive image content from at least one mobile content provider over the network and select the image content from said mobile content provider for display.