MEDIA WITH EMBEDDED NETWORK SERVICES
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1. A method for providing network services to a user of a computer capable of displaying media played by a media player in a display, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a media object, wherein the media object contains media and networking services information;
displaying sequential media of the media object in the display utilized by the media player; and
displaying a network services platform in at least a portion of the display utilized by the media player when prompted by a first user action, the network services platform contained within the networking services information of the media object.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing network services to a user of a computer capable of displaying Internet based media, such as sequential media, played by a media player in a display. The method includes the steps of providing a media object, wherein the media object contains sequential media and network services information encapsulated within the media object. Encapsulating the sequential media and network services information within the media object prevents rogue users from simply stripping away the sequential media from the network services information.
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1. A method for providing network services to a user of a computer capable of displaying media played by a media player in a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a media object, wherein the media object contains media and networking services information; displaying sequential media of the media object in the display utilized by the media player; and displaying a network services platform in at least a portion of the display utilized by the media player when prompted by a first user action, the network services platform contained within the networking services information of the media object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing network services to a user'"'"'s computer capable of displaying media played by a media player in a display, the system comprising:
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a central server in communication with a media server and a network services server; the central server being configured to receive network services information from the network services server, wherein the network services information contains data for displaying a network services platform in at least a portion of the display utilized by the media player; the central server being configured to receive media information from the media server wherein the media information contains data for displaying media in a second part of the display utilized by the media player; the central server being configured to construct a media object encapsulating the media information and the network services information, the media object capable of being displayed by the media player in the display of the user'"'"'s computer; and the central server being configured to transmit the media object to the user'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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