Content distribution service

• US 20070276902A1
• Filed: 05/24/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC A Limited Liability Corporation of The State of Delaware
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D., Deerr-Lord, Jacque
• Granted Patent: US 7,849,407 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions

Abstract

Methods and related systems related to content distribution.

Claims

1. A method for providing content comprising:

receiving a request for at least a specific instance of content from a user;

receiving a request to notify at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user;

transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content;

receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content;

transmitting said indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content to said user;

transmitting said specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user; and

enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising:

receiving a request from said user to access a member list, wherein said member list contains said at least one remote user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving a request to notify at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user comprises:

receiving a request to notify at least one member of a member list that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting to said user information indicating the status of said at least one remote user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting information identifying at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to modify at least the selection of said specific instance of said content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to vote for a desired time for said specific instance of said content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to modify at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user modified a time for said specific instance of said content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user modified said specific instance of said content.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user has voted for a desired time.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said transmitting said specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

transmitting a time synchronized specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

enabling at least said user and/or said at least one remote user to manipulate said specific instance of said content.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

enabling said user and said at least one remote user to communicate with each other.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

enabling said user and said at least one remote user to communicate with each other during transmission of said specific instance of said content.

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41. A system for providing content comprising:

circuitry for receiving a request for at least a specific instance of content from a user;

circuitry for receiving a request to notify at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user;

circuitry for transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content;

circuitry for receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content;

circuitry for transmitting said indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content to said user;

circuitry for transmitting said specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user; and

circuitry for enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user.

42. The system of claim 41 comprising:

circuitry for receiving a request from said user to access a member list, wherein said member list contains said at least one remote user.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein said receiving a request to notify at least one remote user that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user comprises:

circuitry for receiving a request to notify at least one member of a member list that said specific instance of said content has been selected by said user.

44. The system of claim 41 further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting to said user information indicating the status of said at least one remote user.

45. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for transmitting information identifying at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

46. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a request to modify at least the selection of said specific instance of said content.

47. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a request to vote for a desired time for said specific instance of said content.

48. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for transmitting a notification to said at least one remote user that said user has selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a request to modify at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

49. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user modified a time for said specific instance of said content.

50. The system of claim 41 wherein said circuitry for receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user modified said specific instance of said content.

51. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for receiving an indication that said at least one remote user selected said specific instance of said content comprises:

circuitry for receiving information identifying whether said at least one remote user has voted for a desired time.

52. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for transmitting said specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a time synchronized specific instance of said content to said user and said at least one remote user.

53. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for enabling at least said user and/or said at least one remote user to manipulate said specific instance of said content.

54. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for enabling said user and said at least one remote user to communicate with each other.

55. The system of claim 41, wherein said circuitry for enabling interaction between said user and said at least one remote user comprises:

circuitry for enabling said user and said at least one remote user to communicate with each other during transmission of said specific instance of said content.

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63. A method for receiving content comprising:

transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content.

64. The method of claim 63, wherein said transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting information identifying at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

65. The method of claim 63, wherein said transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to modify at least the selection of said specific instance of said content.

66. The method of claim 63, wherein said transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to vote for a desired time for said specific instance of said content.

67. The method of claim 63, wherein said transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content comprises:

transmitting a request to modify at least a time for said specific instance of said content.

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circuitry for transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content.

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means for transmitting a notification to at least one remote user that a user has selected a specific instance of said content.

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