System and method for sharing digital media content

• US 20070168463A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rothschild Trust Holdings LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Inventors: Rothschild, Leigh
• Granted Patent: US 8,909,729 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A system and method for sharing digital content are provided. A system and method of the present disclosure enable a user to automatically list their media content and also enable automatic placement of the content onto a community web site that the user is participating in. The system and method provide for reading at least one identifier of at least one media content; determining at least one pre-selected community web site from a database and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content; transmitting the at least one identifier and the identity to the at least one pre-selected community web site; and posting the at least one identifier on a first predetermined page of the at least one community web site, the first predetermined page being associated with the identity of the first user.

Claims

1. A method for sharing digital content over a network comprising:

reading at least one identifier of at least one media content;

determining at least one pre-selected community web site from a database and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content;

transmitting the at least one identifier and the identity to the at least one pre-selected community web site; and

posting the at least one identifier on a first predetermined page of the at least one community web site, the first predetermined page being associated with the identity of the first user.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one identifier of the at least one media content is a name, an image, at least one frame of a video clip or an audio clip.

3. The method as in claim 1, further comprising determining a second predetermined page of the at least one community web site associated with the at least one identifier of the media content and posting the identity of the first user on the second predetermined page.

4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the second predetermined page is associated with an originator creator of the at least one media content.

5. The method as in claim 4, wherein the originator is a retailer, reseller, publisher or author.

6. The method as in claim 1, further comprising uploading the at least one media content to the at least one community web site.

7. The method as in claim 6, further comprising accessing the uploaded at least one media content by at least one second user.

8. The method as in claim 1, further comprising streaming the at least one media content to the at least one community web site from a processor of the first user of the at least one media content.

9. The method as in claim 8, further comprising accessing the streamed at least one media content by at least one second user.

10. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one media content is disposed on removable media.

11. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one media content is locked at a processor of the first user, further comprising unlocking the at least one media content by at least one second user.

12. The method as in claim 11, wherein at least two second users simultaneously unlock the at least one media content.

13. The method as in claim 11, further comprising obtaining a license to use the at least one media content from an originator of the at least one media content and unlocking the at least one media content with the license.

14. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

determining at least one second user interested in the at least one media content; and

notifying the at least one second user that the at least one media content is posted on the first predetermined page of the at least one community web site.

15. The method as in claim 14, wherein the notifying includes e-mailing the at least one second user or instant messaging the at least one second user.

16. The method as in claim 14, wherein the determining is based on demographic or psychographic profiling of the at least one second user.

17. A method for conducting an interactive session over a network, the method comprising:

reading at least one identifier of at least one media content;

determining at least one pre-selected community web site from a database and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content;

transmitting the at least one identifier and the identity to the at least one pre-selected community web site;

determining if an event is scheduled by an originator of the at least one media content based on the identifier; and

notifying the first user of the event.

18. The method as in claim 17, wherein the originator is a retailer, reseller, publisher or author.

19. The method as in claim 17, wherein the event is a chat session or a live video event.

20. A method for conducting an interactive session over a network, the method comprising:

receiving at least one identifier of at least one media content and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content;

determining if an event is scheduled by an originator of the at least one media content based on the identifier; and

notifying the first user of the event.

21. The method as in claim 20, wherein the originator is a retailer, reseller, publisher or author.

22. The method as in claim 20, wherein the event is a chat session or a live video event.

23. A system for sharing digital content, the system comprising:

at least one media player assembly comprising;

a sharing module configured for reading at least one identifier of at least one media content and determining at least one pre-selected community web site from a database and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content; and

a communication device configure for transmitting the at least one identifier and the identity to the at least one pre-selected community web site on at least one remote server; and

the remote server configured for posting the at least one identifier on a first predetermined page of the at least one community web site, the first predetermined page being associated with the identity of the first user.

24. The system as in claim 23, wherein the at least one identifier of the at least one media content is a name, an image, at least one frame of a video clip or an audio clip.

25. The system as in claim 23, wherein the remote server is further configured for determining a second predetermined page of the at least one community web site associated with the at least one identifier of the media content and posting the identity of the first user on the second predetermined page.

26. The system as in claim 25, wherein the second predetermined page is associated with an originator creator of the at least one media content.

27. The system as in claim 26, wherein the originator is a retailer, reseller, publisher or author.

28. The system as in claim 23, wherein the at least one media player assembly is further configured for uploading the at least one media content to the at least one community web site.

29. The system as in claim 23, wherein the at least one media player assembly is further configured for streaming the at least one media content to the at least one community web site.

30. The system as in claim 23, wherein the at least one media content is locked at the at least one media player assembly, further comprising at least one second media player assembly configured for unlocking the at least one media content.

31. The system as in claim 30, wherein at least two media player assemblies simultaneously unlock the at least one media content.

32. The system as in claim 30, wherein the at least second media player assembly is further configured to obtain a license to use the at least one media content from an originator of the at least one media content and unlocking the at least one media content with the license.

33. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for sharing digital content, the method steps comprising:

reading at least one identifier of at least one media content;

determining at least one pre-selected community web site from a database and an identity of a first user of the at least one media content;

transmitting the at least one identifier and the identity to the at least one pre-selected community web site; and

posting the at least one identifier on a first predetermined page of the at least one community web site, the first predetermined page being associated with the identity of the first user.

34. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for conducting an interactive session over a network, the method steps comprising:

reading at least one identifier of at least one media content;

determining if an event is scheduled by an originator of the at least one media content based on the identifier; and

notifying the first user of the event.

35. The program storage device as in claim 35, further comprising conducting a chat session or live video event.