Network system and method for accessing content and featuring advertising based on user criteria
First Claim
1. ) In a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising:
- a server-computer;
a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said server-computer;
a playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said server-computer and being capable of playing said first desired content;
a director server-computer being capable of allowing said server-computer to provide said first desired content to said playing device; and
an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information;
from said server-computer;
from said director server-computer; and
from said playing device; and
said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said playing device in response to said feedback information.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, in a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising: a server-computer; a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said server-computer; a playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said server-computer and being capable of playing said first desired content; a director server-computer being capable of allowing said server-computer to provide said first desired content to said playing device; and an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information: from said server-computer, from said director server-computer, and from said playing device; and said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said playing device in response to said feedback information.
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1. ) In a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising:
- a server-computer;
a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said server-computer;
a playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said server-computer and being capable of playing said first desired content;
a director server-computer being capable of allowing said server-computer to provide said first desired content to said playing device; and
an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information;
from said server-computer;
from said director server-computer; and
from said playing device; and
said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said playing device in response to said feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
- a server-computer;
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3. ) In a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising:
- a server-computer;
a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said server-computer;
a playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said server-computer and being capable of playing said first desired content;
a director server-computer being capable of allowing said server-computer to provide said first desired content to said playing device; and
an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information;
from said server-computer;
from said director server-computer; and
from said playing device; and
said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said server-computer in response to said feedback information.
- a server-computer;
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4. ) In a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising:
- a first server-playing device;
a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said first server-playing device;
a second server-playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said first server-laying device and being capable of playing said first desired content;
a director server-computer being capable of allowing said first server-playing device to provide said first desired content to said second server-playing device; and
an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information from said first server-playing device, from said director server-computer, and from said second server-playing device; and
said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said second server-playing device in response to said feedback information.
- a first server-playing device;
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6. ) In a system being capable of allowing access to desired content over a network, said system comprising:
- a first server-playing device;
a source device being capable of providing a first desired content to said first server-playing device;
a second server-playing device being capable of receiving said first desired content from said first server-playing device and being capable of playing said first desired content;
a director server-computer being capable of allowing said first server-playing device to provide said first desired content to said second server-playing device; and
an advertising server-computer being capable of receiving feedback information from said first server-playing device, from said director server-computer, and from said second server-playing device;
said advertising server-computer being capable of providing advertising information to said first server-playing device in response to said feedback information.
- a first server-playing device;
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101. ) A media broadcasting system comprising:
- a Media Broadcasting Device having first embedded software;
said Media Broadcasting Device being capable of receiving a signal from an audio/video source device;
said first embedded software being capable of causing said Media Broadcasting Device to construct a first media stream from such signal; and
said Media Broadcasting Device being capable of transmitting said first media stream over a network; and
a Media Playing Device having second embedded software;
said Media Playing Device being capable of communicating with said Media Broadcasting Device over the network; and
said second embedded software being capable of causing said Media Playing Device to receive and play said first media stream. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190)
- a Media Broadcasting Device having first embedded software;
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191. ) A method for allowing access to desired content over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
encoding said first desired content with said first server-playing device;
allowing said encoded first desired content to be transmitted under the control of a director server-computer to a second server-playing device;
receiving and decoding said encoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
playing said decoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
receiving feedback information with an advertising server-computer from said first server-playing device, said director server-computer, and said second server-playing device; and
sending selected advertising information to said second server-playing device in response to said feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (194, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202)
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
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192. ) A method for allowing access to desired content over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
encoding said first desired content with said first server-playing device;
allowing said encoded first desired content to be transmitted under the control of a director server-computer to a second server-playing device;
receiving and decoding said encoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
playing said decoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
receiving feedback information with an advertising server-computer from said first server-playing device, said director server-computer, and said second server-playing device; and
sending selected advertising information to said first server-playing device in response to said feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (195)
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
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193. ) A method for allowing access to desired contents over a network, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
encoding said first desired content with said first server-playing device;
allowing said encoded first desired content to be transmitted under the control of a director server-computer to a second server-playing device;
receiving and decoding said encoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
playing said decoded first desired content with said second server-playing device;
providing a second desired content from a second source device to said second server-playing device;
encoding said second desired content with said second server-playing device;
allowing said encoded second desired content to be transmitted under the control of said director server-computer to said first server-playing device;
receiving and decoding said encoded second desired content with said first server-playing device;
playing said decoded second desired content with said first server-playing device;
receiving feedback information with an advertising server-computer from said first server-playing device, said director server-computer, and said second server-playing device; and
sending selected advertising information to said first server-playing device, or said second server-playing device, or both said first server-playing device and said second server-playing device in response to said feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (196)
- providing a first desired content from a first source device to a first server-playing device;
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