Method and System for the Creating, Managing, and Delivery of Feed Formatted Content

• US 20070043766A1
• Filed: 08/18/2006
• Published: 02/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Original Assignee: Dizpersion Corporation
• Inventors: Carswell, Ian, Nicholas, Frank
• Application Number:
  US11/465,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20070043766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services

Abstract

The invention provides methods for creating, managing, and delivery of feed formatted content. One method includes: receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator, determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator, and providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations. A further method includes: sending an authentication request to an authentication node including a first set of user identification information, receiving an authentication reply from the authentication node, providing multimedia location information, receiving a multimedia content request from a user node including a second set of user identification information, determining content ownership based on the first and second sets of user identification information, and providing the multimedia content based on the content request and the determination. A further method includes receiving a resize input, resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different from the second number, receiving a scroll request, determining a scroll number based on the second number, and scrolling based on the determination.

Claims

1. A method of dynamic playlist creation comprising:

receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator;

determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator; and

providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia location indicator is associated with a podcast url.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia playlist request is received at a server from a user;

and wherein the provided multimedia playlist is provided from the server to the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a geographic location associated with the multimedia playlist request;

and providing a multimedia playlist based on the determined geographic location.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one multimedia file location is determined based on the determined geographic location.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining at least one multimedia ad location based on the determined geographic location and providing the determined multimedia ad location in the provided multimedia playlist.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a subject of the multimedia file associated with the determined multimedia file location, and determining an ad based on the subject, wherein the multimedia playlist is provided with the determined ad.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising determining a subject of the multimedia file associated with the determined multimedia file location, and determining an ad based on the subject, wherein the multimedia playlist is provided with the determined ad.

9. A method of providing multimedia content, the method comprising:

sending an authentication request to an authentication node including a first set of user identification information;

receiving an authentication reply from the authentication node;

providing multimedia location information;

receiving a multimedia content request from a user node including a second set of user identification information;

determining content ownership based on the first and second sets of user identification information; and

providing the multimedia content based on the content request and the determination.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining content ownership comprises sending an authentication request to the authentication node;

and receiving an authentication reply.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second set of user information includes an IP address.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein providing the multimedia content comprises providing a portion of the multimedia content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a full version purchase option is provided in association with the portion of the multimedia content.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining access availability, wherein providing the multimedia content is based on access availability.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving a recommendation request;

indexing a recommendation recipient user to the multimedia content based on the recommendation request.

16. A method of operating a feed reader, the method comprising:

receiving a resize input;

resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different than the second number;

receiving a scroll request;

determining a scroll number based on the second number; and

scrolling based on the determination.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining a sponsorship based on one or more of the feed items within the second display.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining a sponsorship responsive to the scroll request.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising determining the sponsorship based on a geographic user identity associated with the scroll request.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising determining the sponsorship based on time of day determination.