System and method for distributing video data

• US 20070277205A1
• Filed: 05/26/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Grannan, Michael F.
• Application Number:
  US11/442,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20070277205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

In a first embodiment a method for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network is disclosed including storing metadata at the originating device describing the video data; selecting at the originating device, a plurality of candidate devices to receive the video data based on a correlation between the metadata and subscriber profiles for the plurality of candidate devices; and distributing the video data to a first set selected from the plurality of candidate devices in the communication network based on the correlation. In a second embodiment a system for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network is disclosed including a server having a processor in communication with a memory; and a computer program stored in the memory, the computer program including instructions to store metadata received from originating device describing the video data, instructions to select at the server, a plurality of candidate devices to receive video data based on a correlation between the metadata and subscriber profiles for the plurality of candidate devices; and instructions to distribute the video data to a first set of candidate devices selected from the plurality of candidate devices in the communication network based on the correlation.

Claims

1. A method for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network, the method comprising:

storing metadata for the video data at the originating device;

selecting at the originating device, a plurality of candidate devices to receive the video data based on a correlation between the metadata and subscriber profiles for the plurality of candidate devices; and

distributing the video data to a first set of candidate devices selected from the plurality of candidate devices in the communication network based on the correlation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the originating device, the plurality of candidate devices and a server are members of a peer to peer network in an internet protocol television (IPTV) network and wherein the video data is made available to members of the peer to peer network for distribution over the peer to peer network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the originating device sends the video data to the server for distributing the video data to subscribers to the IPTV network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein distributing the video data further comprises sending the video data in near real time from the originating device through a server to the first set of candidate devices.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein distributing the video data further comprises sending a multicast stream from the originating device which the first set of candidate devices can join.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

searching metadata at the originating device for a plurality of video data files to select desired video data files from the plurality of video data files having desired attributes based on a set of recommendation criteria;

aggregating video data files having the desired attributes into a video program at the originating client device; and

sending the program from the originating device to another member of the peer to peer network.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining an advertising category for the program based on a correlation between the metadata and an advertising category; and

inserting an advertisement from the advertising category into the program.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

placing a listing for the video data in an electronic program guide based on a set of recommendation criteria.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

recommending to a second set of candidate devices selected from the plurality of candidate devices, video data video programs based on the set of recommendation criteria.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the recommendation criteria is selected from the group consisting of popularity, number of viewings, number of ratings, percent of viewings rating, percent of rating favorable, percent of ratings unfavorable, demographics for favorable ratings and demographics for unfavorable ratings.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

correlating the recommendation criteria with an advertising type; and

placing an advertisement in the video program based on the correlation.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

applying processing to the program, the processing selected from the group consisting of applying digital rights management to the program, applying approved video formatting to the program and setting a sales price for the program.

13. A computer readable medium having a computer program for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network, the computer program comprising:

instructions to store metadata at the originating device describing the video data;

instructions to select at the originating device, a plurality of candidate devices to receive the video data based on a correlation between the metadata and subscriber profiles for the plurality of candidate devices; and

instructions to distribute the video data to a first set selected from the plurality of candidate devices in the communication network based on the correlation.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the originating device, the plurality of candidate devices and a server are members of a peer to peer network in an internet protocol television (IPTV) network and wherein the video data is made available to members of the peer to peer network for distribution over the peer to peer network.

15. The medium of claim 14, wherein the originating device sends the video data to the server for distributing the video data to subscribers to the IPTV network.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein distributing the video data further comprises sending the video data in near real time from the originating device through a server to the first set of candidate devices.

17. The medium of claim 15, the computer program further comprising instructions to search metadata at the originating device for a plurality of video data files to select desired video data files from the plurality of video data files having desired attributes based on a set of recommendation criteria;

instructions to aggregate video data files having the desired attributes into a video program at the originating client device; and

instructions to send the program from the originating device to another member of the peer to peer network.

18. The medium of claim 17, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to determine an advertising category for the program based on a correlation between the metadata and an advertising category; and

inserting an advertisement from the advertising category into the video program.

19. The medium of claim 18, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to place a listing for the video program in an electronic program guide based on a set of recommendation criteria.

20. The medium of claim 19, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to recommend to a second set of candidate devices selected from the plurality of candidate devices video data video programs based on the set of recommendation criteria.

21. The medium of claim 20, wherein the recommendation criteria is selected from the group consisting of popularity, number of viewings, number of ratings, per cent of viewings rating, per cent of rating favorable, per cent of ratings unfavorable, demographics for favorable ratings and demographics for unfavorable ratings.

22. The medium of claim 17, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to correlate recommendation criteria with an advertising type; and

placing an advertisement in the video program based on the correlation.

23. The medium of claim 17, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to apply processing to the video program selected from the group consisting of applying digital rights management to the video program, applying approved video formatting to the video program and setting a sales price for the video program.

24. A system for distributing video data from an originating device in a communication network, comprising:

a server having a processor in communication with a memory; and

a computer program stored in the memory, the computer program comprising instructions to store metadata received from originating device describing the video data, instructions to select at the server, a plurality of candidate devices to receive video data based on a correlation between the metadata and subscriber profiles for the plurality of candidate devices and instructions to distribute the video data to a first set selected from the plurality of candidate devices in the communication network based on the correlation.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the originating device, the plurality of candidate devices and the server are members of a peer to peer network in an internet protocol television (IPTV) network and wherein the video data is made available to members of the peer to peer network for distribution over the peer to peer network.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the server receives the video data from the originating device for distribution of the video data to subscribers to the IPTV network.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the video data is receive from the originating device and distributed to the subscriber to the IPTV network in near real time.

28. The system of claim 26, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to search metadata at the server for a plurality of video data files to select desired video data files from the plurality of video data files having desired attributes based on a set of recommendation criteria;

aggregating at the server, video data files having the desired attributes, into a video program at the server; and

sending the program from the server to another member of the peer to peer network.

29. The system of claim 28, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to determine at the server an advertising category for the program based on a correlation between the metadata and an advertising category; and

instructions to insert at the server, an advertisement from the advertising category into the program.

30. The system of claim 29, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to place a listing for the program in an electronic program guide at the server based on a set of recommendation criteria.

31. The system of claim 30, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to recommend at the server, to a second set selected from the plurality of candidate devices video data video programs based on the set of recommendation criteria.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the recommendation criteria is selected from the group consisting of popularity, number of viewings, number of ratings, percent of viewings rating, percent of rating favorable, percent of ratings unfavorable, demographics for favorable ratings and demographics for unfavorable ratings.

33. The system of claim 28, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to correlate at the server, recommendation criteria with an advertising type and instructions to place an advertisement in the video program at the server based on the correlation.

34. The system of claim 28, the computer program further comprising:

instructions to apply processing at the server to the program selected from the group consisting of applying digital rights management to the program, applying approved video formatting to the program and setting a sales price for the program.