SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CAPTURE AND DISSEMINATION OF DIGITAL MEDIA ACROSS A COMPUTER NETWORK

• US 20070078768A1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Published: 04/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Box Populi Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Box Populi Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Dawson, Chris
• Application Number:
  US11/534,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20070078768A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/50
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system and a method for creation of digital media and broadcast or publishing of that media across a computer network by connection of a removable storage device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising a media encoder configured to:

(i) capture media from a media source device associated with the encoder and to store it as a media file; and

(ii) removably receive via an interface a hardware key for activating the capture of media on the media encoder upon connection of the key to the interface and to deactivate a capture on removal of the key.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the media source from which media is captured is a video or audio device for live capture and transfer to the media encoder.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the encoder is configured so that removal of the key initiates publication of at least a portion of the captured media.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising the key.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the encoder is configured to process one or more data files on a key, the data directing the encoder to (i) publish the captured media to specified network locations that are accessible by users;

(ii) set capture parameters (d);

(iii) authenticate security parameters;

(iv) perform specified logging related that can assist a user or administrator in troubleshooting the operation of the system;

(v) configure networking parameters; and

/or (vi.) send specified notifications like notifying users that media files are published, or notifying administrators that errors have occurred in the capture process.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the key includes one or more data files created by a user'"'"'s interaction with a web form.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the media source from which media is captured is a video or audio device for live capture and transfer to the media encoder.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system publishes the digital media files to a remote system such that the remote location can be specified in digital information stored on the key or on the system before insertion of the key.

13. The system of claim 1 further configuring the encoder to communicate a media server to which digital media is published using at least two layers of security to help prevent unauthorized access to the media server and/or the encoder.

9. A method, comprising:

enabling the configuration of a hardware key removably connectable to a media encoder, the media encoder configured to;

(i) capture media from a media source device associated with the encoder and to store it as a media file; and

(ii) removably receive via an interface the hardware key; and

configuring the key with one or more data files on a key, the data directing the encoder to (i) publish to of the captured media to specified network locations that are accessible by users;

(ii) set capture parameters (d);

(iii) authenticate security parameters;

(iv) perform specified logging related that can assist a user or administrator in troubleshooting the operation of the system;

(v) configure networking parameters; and

/or (vi.) send specified notifications such as notifying users that media files are published, or notifying administrators that errors have occurred in the capture process.

10. A method, comprising configuring a media encoder to:

(i) capture media from a media source device associated with the encoder and to store it as a media file; and

(ii) removably receive via an interface a hardware key for activating the capture of media on the media encoder upon connection of the key to the interface and to deactivate a capture on removal of the key.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising enabling configuration of a key with one or more data files for directing the encoder to (i) publish to of the captured media to specified network locations that are accessible by users;

(ii) set capture parameters (d);

(iii) authenticate security parameters;

(iv) perform specified logging that can assist a user or administrator in troubleshooting the operation of the system;

(v) configure networking parameters; and

/or (vi.) send specified notifications such as notifying users that media files are published, or notifying administrators that errors have occurred in the capture process. , and wherein the media source from which media is captured is a video or audio device for live capture and transfer to the media encoder.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the encoder is configured so that removal of the key initiates publication of at least a portion of the captured media.