Rich content download

• US 20060031785A1
• Filed: 10/04/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Limelight Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Raciborski, Nathan F.
• Granted Patent: US 8,209,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/859
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

According to the invention, a content download system for downloading a content file and additional content using a window is disclosed. The content download system includes a content site, a content provider and a third party. The content site presents the window that displays the download progress of the content file, presents the additional content while the content file is downloaded, and allows selection of the additional content. The content provider serves as an origin server for the content file. The third party receives information on the content file and provides the additional content.

Claims

1. A content download system for downloading a content file and additional content using a window;

the content download system comprising;

a content site that presents the window, wherein the window;

displays the download progress of the content file,

presents the additional content while the content file is downloaded, and

allows selection of the additional content;

a content provider that serves as an origin server for the content file,

a third party that receives information on the content file, wherein the third party provides the additional content.

2. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the additional content is streaming video or audio that is related to the content file.

3. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the origin server is a cache or mirror of the content provider.

4. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the additional content begins playing in the window automatically.

5. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the additional content is a content file that can be downloaded.

6. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the allowing access step comprises a step of automatically playing the additional content.

7. The content download system for downloading the content file and additional content using the window as recited in claim 1, wherein the window is produced by a download manager application separate from a web browser.

8. A method for downloading a content file and receiving additional content with a window, the method comprising:

receiving selection information that indicates the content file;

downloading the content file with the window, wherein download status information is provided with the window;

determining the additional content to present, wherein the additional content is associated with the content file and/or customer in some way; and

allowing access to the additional content from the window while the content file is downloading.

9. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, further comprising a step of acquiring rights to the content file.

10. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 9, wherein the allowing access step is a reward for the acquiring step.

11. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, further comprising a step of automatically opening the window separate from another window used by a recipient that selected the content file.

12. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, further comprising a step of displaying a progress indicator that indicates download progress for the content file.

13. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, further comprising a step of downloading a plurality of content files, wherein the first-listed downloading step is part of the downloading step in this claim.

14. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, wherein the additional content is provided by a third party separate from a content provider, which formulates the window.

15. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 8, further comprising a step of automatically playing the additional content during download of the content object.

16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the computer-implementable method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window of claim 8.

17. A computer system adapted to perform the computer-implementable method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window of claim 8.

18. A method for downloading a content file and receiving additional content with a window, the method comprising:

receiving selection information that indicates the content file;

downloading the content file with the window, wherein download status information is provided with the window;

determining the additional content to present, wherein;

the additional content is associated with the content file and/or customer in some way, and

the additional content is video or audio; and

allowing access to the additional content while the content file is downloading.

19. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 18, wherein the additional content is presented in the window.

20. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 18, wherein the additional content is presented in another window.

21. The method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window as recited in claim 18, further comprising a step of automatically playing the additional content during download of the content object.

22. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the computer-implementable method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window of claim 18.

23. A computer system adapted to perform the computer-implementable method for downloading the content file and receiving additional content with the window of claim 18.