SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMATIC LINK GENERATION WITH MEDIA DELIVERY

• US 20080127289A1
• Filed: 10/19/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm Atheros Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc. (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Henriot, Boris, Julia, Luc E., Serghine, Maklouf
• Granted Patent: US 8,973,072 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4786 e-mailing message switching systems, e.g. electronic mail systems H04L51/00
• 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 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

a media file is electronically communicated by programmatically generating a link for an electronic communication, where the link identifies a media file that is stored on a given terminal of a user. Selection of the link at a remote terminal is detected, indicating that a recipient of the electronic communication has selected to view the media file. In response to the link in the message being selected from the remote terminal, streaming data from the media file to the recipient. An embodiment such as described may be performed from a user terminal or system, correspond to, for example, where the media file was recorded, created and/or stored.

Claims

1. A method for electronically communicating a media file, the method comprising:

generating a link for an electronic communication, wherein the link identifies a media file that is stored on a given terminal of a user;

detecting selection of the link from a remote terminal that is a recipient of the electronic communication; and

in response to the link in the message being selected from the remote terminal, streaming data from the media file to the recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the link is performed automatically after either (i) the media file identified by the link is recorded by the user, or (ii) recording of the media file identified by the link is initiated.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting selection of the link from a remote terminal includes receiving a communication from an intermediate server or service that indicates the link was selected on the remote terminal.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein generating a link for an electronic communication includes generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or partial URL.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a link for an electronic communication includes generating a link for a message or a web posting.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a link for an electronic communication includes generating a link for one of a Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message service (MMS), or Instant Message (IM).

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the media file to reflect a live event in presence of the user, and generating the link programmatically for the electronic communication in response to the completing or initiating recording of the live event.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the media file on a different terminal than the given user terminal, and automatically transferring the media file to the given user terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein streaming data from the media file to the recipient includes detecting one or more properties of the remote terminal, and formatting or configuring the data for streaming the data based on the one or more properties.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein streaming data from the media file to the recipient includes detecting one or more properties of the remote terminal, and formatting or configuring the data for streaming the data based on the one or more properties, wherein the one or more properties correspond to one or more of (i) a type of platform used on the remote terminal, (ii) a type of browser or media player used on the remote terminal, (iii) a bandwidth available to the remote terminal for receiving streaming data, and (iv) a display size of the remote terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a link for an electronic communication includes generating the link for a web page.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the link includes generating a first link that is included with a media player embedded on the web page.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein generating the link includes generating a second link that is not included with the media player, and provided for devices that are not equipped for using embedded media players.

14. A method for providing web content, the method comprising:

in response to a media recording event by a user, generating a link for a web posting, wherein the link identifies a media file that is stored on a given terminal of the user, the media file including data from the media recording event;

enabling the link to be provided at a web page;

detecting selection of the link from a remote terminal that is a recipient of the electronic communication; and

in response to the link in the message being selected from the remote terminal, streaming data from the media file to the recipient.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein enabling the link to be provided on a web page includes embedding a media playback component with the link for at least a first class of terminals or devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein enabling the link to be provided on a web page includes providing the link for a second class of terminals or devices.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein streaming data from the media file to the recipient includes detecting one or more properties of the remote terminal, and formatting or configuring the data for streaming the data based on the one or more properties.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein streaming data from the media file to the recipient includes detecting one or more properties of the remote terminal, and formatting or configuring the data for streaming the data based on the one or more properties, wherein the one or more properties correspond to one or more of (i) a type of platform used on the remote terminal, (ii) a type of browser or media player used on the remote terminal, (iii) a bandwidth available to the remote terminal for receiving streaming data, and (iv) a display size of the remote terminal.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein detecting selection of the link from a remote terminal includes receiving a communication from an intermediate server or service that indicates the link was selected on the remote terminal.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein generating a link for a web posting includes generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or partial URL.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising selectively storing the media file at a remote third party site in response to one or more events.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising selectively storing the media file at a remote third party site in response to a determination of high public demand for the media file.

23. A software system executable on a computing device, the system comprising:

a component that interfaces with a messaging application that is usable on or from the computing device, wherein the component is configured to;

identify a media file selected by a person composing a message;

generate a link for a message, wherein the link identifies a stored media file for a message; and

automatically include the link in the message.

24. The software system of claim 23, wherein the component is a plug-in to the messaging application.

25. The software system of claim 23, wherein the component is for use with a web messaging service.