Dynamic Podcast Content Delivery

• US 20080256109A1
• Filed: 04/13/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Steelberg, Ryan S., Steelberg, Chad E., Irvin, William, Chalawsky, Matt, Park, John B., Ketchum, Russell K.
• Application Number:
  US11/735,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20080256109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/64 Browsing; Visualisation therefor generation of a list or set of audio data G06F16/638
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

Systems and methods for delivering podcast content dynamically in an automated podcast platform. In general, one aspect can be a method that includes receiving a request to download a podcast, and determining an item of audio content to be inserted into the podcast. The method also includes inserting the item of audio content into the podcast dynamically at a predetermined time. Other implementations of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to download a podcast;

determining an item of audio content to be inserted into the podcast; and

inserting the item of audio content into the podcast dynamically at a predetermined time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is at podcast download time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising publishing the podcast at a hosting site.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the hosting site is an FTP site maintained by a broadcaster.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the hosting site is part of an automated podcasting system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the podcast based on one or more broadcast audio files.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

performing a speech to text conversion of the podcast; and

obtaining a text version of the podcast.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising generating one or more keywords based on the text version of the podcast.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the item of audio content is an advertisement.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the item of audio content is a voice track.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the voice track comprises a disc jockey announcement or a public service announcement.

12. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

sending a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed to a podcast aggregator.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising obtaining the one or more broadcast audio files from a media asset inventory.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the podcast comprises:

obtaining podcast information through a first graphical user interface (GUI); and

specifying a podcast publication time using a second GUI.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the podcast information comprises one or more of the following items:

title, subtitle, artist, description, summary, keyword, and category.

16. A computing device comprising a computer program product stored on a computer readable medium, the stored computer program product including executable instructions causing the computing device to perform functions comprising:

receiving a request to download a podcast;

determining an item of audio content to be inserted into the podcast; and

inserting the item of audio content into the podcast dynamically at a predetermined time.

17. The stored computer program product of claim 16, further including executable instructions causing the computing device to perform functions comprising publishing the podcast at a hosting site.

18. The stored computer program product of claim 16, further including executable instructions causing the computing device to perform functions comprising generating the podcast based on one or more broadcast audio files.

19. A system comprising:

a media asset inventory configured to store one or more broadcast audio files;

an audio toolbox configured to manipulate the one or more broadcast audio files stored in the media asset inventory;

a podcast hosting server; and

means for dynamically delivering a podcast.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a speech-to-text conversion engine configured to convert the one or more broadcast audio files into a text file.