Method and system for distribution of media

• US 20070192450A1
• Filed: 02/10/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 1st Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: 1st Communications Inc.
• Inventors: Lewis, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,566,894 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6338 directed to network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/83 Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

A system for the distribution of media is disclosed. The system comprises a network center; a delivery system for receiving data from and transmitting data to the network center; and a plurality of multimedia teller machines (MTMs) for receiving data from the delivery system, and for providing a plurality of gigablocks, wherein the gigablocks provide for secure and/or high bandwidth data.

Claims

1. A system for the distribution of media comprising:

a network center;

a delivery system for receiving data from and transmitting data to the network center; and

one or more multimedia teller machines (MTMs) for receiving data from the delivery system, and for providing one or more gigablocks, wherein the one or more gigablocks provide for secure data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the secure data is provided to a device for execution.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the device comprises a set top box.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the device comprises a receiver.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the device communicates with the network center.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein the device allows for error correction of the data based upon information from the network center.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein a gigablock can be inserted into the device for execution of the secure data.

8. The system of claim 2 wherein the gigablock is encoded.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein each media on the gigablock includes a unique algorithm.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the network center provides data that will be utilized to decode each media within the gigablock.

11. The system of claim 8 which further includes a system for detection of improper use of media within the gigablock, the system for determining information encoded in the media and utilizing user media information in the network center to authorize its use on at least one device.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the data is provided from the network center based upon the quality of the media.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the quality comprises the resolution of the data.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein a user ID is utilized to provide encoding security for the gigablock.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the user ID can be any of or any combination of a membership number, driver'"'"'s license, social security number, biometric information, credit card and smart card.

16. The system of claim 8 wherein the encoded files for the gigablock are received via any of cable, telecommunications, wi-fi and the Internet.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the gigablock includes a parallel architecture of a plurality of storage subunits.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein demographic information from the network center is utilized to optimize the one or more gigablocks.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the network center provides advertising insertions to the gigablock.

20. A system for the distribution of media comprising:

a network center;

a delivery system for receiving data from and transmitting data to the network center; and

one or more multimedia teller machines (MTMs) for receiving data from the delivery system, and for providing one or more gigablocks, wherein the one or more gigablocks provide for high bandwidth data.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the high bandwidth data is provided to a device for execution.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the device comprises a set top box.

23. The system of claim 21 wherein the device comprises a receiver.

24. The system of claim 20 wherein the device communicates with the network center.

25. The system of claim 21 wherein the device allows for error correction of the data based upon information from the network center.

26. The system of claim 21 wherein a gigablock can be inserted into the device for execution of the high bandwidth data.

27. The system of claim 21 wherein a system provides for wireless connectivity for providing for high speed wireless data to a gigablock.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the wireless connectivity provides for ultra-high speed wireless data.

29. The system of claim 21 wherein the gigablock is encoded.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein each media on the gigablock includes a unique algorithm.

31. The system of claim 29 wherein the network center provides data that will be utilized to decode each media.

32. The system of claim 29 which further includes a system for detection of improper use of media within the gigablock, the system for determining information encoded in the media and utilizing user media information in the network center to authorize its use on at least one device.

33. The system of claim 29 wherein the data is provided from the network center based upon the quality of the media.

34. The system of claim 33 wherein the quality comprises the resolution of the data.

35. The system of claim 29 wherein a user ID is utilized to provide encoding security for the gigablock.

36. The system of claim 35 wherein the user ID can be any of or any combination of a membership number, driver'"'"'s license, social security number, biometric information, credit card and smart card.

37. The system of claim 29 wherein the encoded files for the gigablock are received via any of cable, telecommunications, wi-fi and the Internet.

38. The system of claim 37 wherein the gigablock includes a parallel architecture of a plurality of storage subunits.

39. The system of claim 20 wherein demographic information from the network center is utilized to optimize the one or more gigablocks.

40. The system of claim 20 wherein the network center provides advertising insertions to the one or more gigablocks.

41. A system for the distribution of media comprising:

a network center;

a delivery system for receiving data from and transmitting data to the network center; and

one or more multimedia teller machines (MTMS) for receiving data from the delivery system, and for providing one or more gigablocks, wherein the one or more gigablocks provide for secure data for secure and high bandwidth data.

42. The system of claim 41 wherein a system provides for wireless connectivity for providing for high speed wireless data to a gigablock.

43. The system of claim 42 wherein the wireless connectivity provides for ultra-high speed wireless data.

44. The system of claim 41 wherein the secure and high bandwidth is provided to a device for execution.

45. The system of claim 44 wherein the device comprises a set top box.

46. The system of claim 44 wherein the device comprises a receiver.

47. The system of claim 41 wherein the device communicates with the network center.

48. The system of claim 44 wherein the device allows for error correction of the data based upon information from the network center.

49. The system of claim 44 wherein a gigablock can be inserted into the device for execution of the secure and high bandwidth data.

50. The system of claim 44 wherein the gigablock is encoded.

51. The system of claim 50 wherein each media on the gigablock includes a unique algorithm.

52. The system of claim 50 wherein the network center provides data that will be utilized to decode each media.

53. The system of claim 50 which further includes a system for detection of improper use of media within the gigablock, the system for determining information encoded in the media and utilizing user media information in the network center to authorize its use on at least one device.

54. The system of claim 50 wherein the secure and high bandwidth data is provided from the network center based upon the quality of the media.

55. The system of claim 54 wherein the quality comprises the resolution of the data.

56. The system of claim 50 wherein a user ID is utilized to provide encoding security for the gigablock.

57. The system of claim 56 wherein the user ID can be any of or any combination of a membership number, driver'"'"'s license, social security number, biometric information, credit card and smart card.

58. The system of claim 50 wherein the encoded files for the gigablock are received via any of cable, telecommunications, wi-fi and the Internet.

59. The system of claim 58 wherein the gigablock includes a parallel architecture of a plurality of storage subunits.

60. The system of claim 41 wherein demographic information from the network center is utilized to optimize the one or more gigablocks.

61. The system of claim 41 wherein the network center provides advertising insertions to the one or more gigablocks.