Method and system for media and similar downloading

• US 20060156343A1
• Filed: 01/07/2005
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward Jordan
• Original Assignee: Edward Jordan
• Inventors: Jordan, Edward
• Application Number:
  US11/031,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20060156343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23106 involving caching operations prefetching while addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means within memory systems or architectures G06F12/0862; caching at an intermediate stage in a data network H04L67/568
• 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 21/41422 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 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method and system are provided for facilitating downloading a medium, such as a song, a movie, a TV show, a commercial, etc., that is being streamed from a media station and played on a receiver. By actuating a button on the receiver, a request for downloading the medium is sent to a management server together with an identifier of the medium. The requested medium is located in a media database and downloaded to a temporary storage allocated by the management server for later downloading to a personal computer or a portable media playing device. If the medium is a commercial, the request may include an order for the merchandise advertised in the commercial.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating downloading media, comprising steps of:

receiving at a receiver a stream of media together with an identifier for each medium in the stream from a media station;

sending a request from said receiver to a management server for downloading one of said media in the stream, said request including said identifier of said requested medium; and

downloading said requested medium from a media database to a destination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of sending said request is carried out by activating a button provided on said receiver.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said button is actuated when said requested medium is being played at said receiver.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said request is sent to said management server over a data connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said request is sent to said management server over a wireless network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said identifier of each medium comprises a title of said each medium.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said identifier of each medium further comprises an artist'"'"'s, an album'"'"'s name and/or a producer'"'"'s name of said each medium.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said media station is an analog radio station, satellite radio station, HD radio station, an Internet radio station, an analog TV service provider, a satellite TV service provider, a cable TV service provider, an HD TV service provider, an online movie streaming server or an Internet multimedia station.

9. The method of claim 1, said receiving step further receives an identifier of said media station.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said request further including said identifier of said media station.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said media station is an analog media station, and said identifier of said requested medium is a time when said medium is played at said receiver.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said media station maintains a playlist of said stream of media with a time schedule indicating when each of said media is being played.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein media database is maintained by said media station.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising a step of forwarding said request to said media station.

15. The method of claim 1, said destination is a temporary storage maintained by said management server.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of forwarding said request from said management server to a downloading service provider that maintains said media database.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said management server maintains said media database.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein said media station maintains said media database.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein said media station maintains said management server.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising further comprising a step of authenticating said receiver by said management server.

21. The method of claim 1, said requested medium is a song, a movie, a TV program or a caption or text of a TV program or movie.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein said media station is a cable TV service provider, and said request is sent over a cable connection.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein said medium is a commercial.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said request comprises an order for purchasing merchandise advertised in said commercial.

25. A system for facilitating downloading media, comprising:

a receiver for receiving, from a media station, a stream of media and an identifier for each of said media in the stream, said receiver comprising means for sending out a request for downloading one of said media in the stream, said request including said identifier identifying said requested medium;

a management server for receiving said request; and

a media database for transmitting said requested media to a destination.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein said media station is an analog radio station, satellite radio station, HD radio station, an Internet radio station, an analog TV service provider, a satellite TV service provider, a cable TV service provider, an HD TV service provider, an online movie streaming server or an Internet multimedia station.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein said identifier comprises a title of said each medium.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said identifier for said each medium further comprises an artist'"'"'s name, an album'"'"'s name, and/or a producer'"'"'s name of said each medium.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein said receiver comprises a button, and said request is sent out by actuating said button.

31. The system of claim 25, wherein said media database is maintained by a downloading service provider.

32. The system of claim 25, wherein said management server comprises means for forwarding said request to said downloading service provider.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said downloading service provider is said media station from which said requested medium streamed to said receiver.

34. The system of claim 25, wherein said request further comprises an identifier identifying said media station.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein said media station is an analog media station, and said identifier of said medium is a time when said medium is received by said receiver.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein said media station maintains a playlist of said stream of media with a time schedule indicating when each of said media is being played.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein said management server comprising means for acquiring said playlist from said media station.

38. The system of claim 25, wherein said request is sent to said management server over a wireless network.

39. The system of claim 25, wherein said request is sent to said management server over a data connection.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein said management server comprising means for authenticating said receiver.

41. The system of claim 25, wherein said requested medium is a song, a movie, a TV program or a caption or text of a TV program or movie.

42. The system of claim 25, wherein said medium is a commercial.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein said request comprises an order for purchasing merchandise advertised in said commercial.

30. The system of clam 25, wherein said destination is a temporary storage maintained by said management server.

44. A receiver for receiving and playing a stream of media from at least one media station, comprising:

means for receiving an identifier for identifying each of said media in the stream from said media station; and

means for sending a request to a management server for downloading one of said media in the stream, said request including said identifier.

45. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said means for sending said request is a button, and said request is sent by actuating said button.

46. The receiver of claim 44, further comprising means for displaying said identifier.

47. The receiver of claim 44, further comprising means for receiving an identifier identifying said media station.

48. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver is an audio stereo.

49. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver is a computer.

50. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver is a TV set.

51. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said media station is an analog radio station, satellite radio station, HD radio station, an Internet radio station, an analog TV service provider, a satellite TV service provider, a cable TV service provider, an HD TV service provider, an online movie streaming server or an Internet multimedia station.

52. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said identifier of each medium comprises a title, an artist'"'"'s name, an album'"'"'s name, and/or a producer'"'"'s name.

53. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said identifier of each medium comprises a time when said medium is being played at said receiver.

54. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver further comprises means for sending said request to said management server over a wireless network.

55. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver further comprises means for sending said request to said management server over a data connection.

56. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver further comprises means for sending said request to said management server over a TV cable.

57. The receiver of claim 44, wherein said receiver further comprises means for temporary save said identifiers of said media in the stream.

58. The receiver of claim 57, wherein said receiver comprises means for browsing and selectively deleting said temporarily saved identifiers.

59. A method for facilitating ordering products, comprising steps of:

receiving at a receiver a stream of a medium together with an identifier identifying said medium, said medium offering a product;

sending a request from said receiver to a management server for ordering said product offered in said medium, said request including said identifier of said medium;

in response to said request, consummating a sale of said product.

60. The method of claim 59, wherein said medium is a commercial streamed from a radio station.

61. The method of claim 59, wherein said medium is a commercial streamed from a TV service provider.

62. The method of claim 59, wherein said step of consummating the sale comprises a step of forwarding said request to a seller, together with shipping and/or billing information associated with a requester.

63. The method of claim 59, wherein said stream of said medium is received among a stream of other media that do not offer any product.

64. A system for facilitating ordering products, comprising:

a receiver for receiving a stream of a media offering a product together with an identifier, said receiver comprising means for sending out a request for ordering said product offered in said media, said request including said identifier identifying said media;

a management server for receiving said request and for consummating a sale of said product in response to said request.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein said receiver comprises a button, and said request is sent upon actuating said button.

66. The system of claim 64, wherein said management server comprises means for forwarding said request to a seller together with shipping and/or billing information associated with a requester.

67. The system of claim 64, wherein said stream of said media is received with other information that does not affect ordering the product.

68. The system of claim 64, wherein said stream of said media is received from a radio or TV station.