PRESENTING A LINK TO A MEDIA FILE AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED FOR OPTIMIZED RENDERING ON A CLIENT DEVICE

• US 20090193100A1
• Filed: 05/07/2007
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ahmad Moradi, Arash Jalali
• Original Assignee: Ahmad Moradi, Arash Jalali
• Inventors: Jalali, Arash, Moradi, Ahmad
• Application Number:
  US12/299,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20090193100A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2662 Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
• 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 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system, computer program product and method for automatically presenting a link to a media file is described for a server. The method on a server begins with receiving over a network (114) from at least one client device (122, 125, 126), a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device (122, 125, 126). The playback parameters includes any of type of media player (432), the device brand and model, player format compatibility, device player compatibility, device protocol compatibility. The method continues by using one or more of these playback parameters for calculating at least one optimization factor based on the parameters which have been received from the client device (122, 125, 126). Next at least media file representing an identical media production but having differing media play-back qualities is selected based on the optimization factor. Finally, without any user intervention, the system presents to the user of the client device (122, 125, 126) a link to the media file which has been selected.

Claims

1. A method on server for automatically presenting a link to a media file, the method comprising:

receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device;

calculating at least one optimization factor based on the parameters which have been received from the client device;

selecting, based on the optimization factor, one from at least media file representing an identical media production but having differing media play-back qualities; and

presenting to a user of the client device a link to the media file which has been selected.

2. The method according to claim 1, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link directly a media file to present to the user.

3. The method according to claim 2, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link directly a media file that is compatible with a podcast.

4. The method according to claim 1, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link to a content description file, containing meta-information about the media file.

5. The method according to claim 4, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link to a content description file is compatible with at least one web feed format of Really Simple Syndication (RSS) and ATOM.

6. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include network bandwidth to the client device and type of media player on the client device.

7. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include device brand and model.

8. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include player format compatibility

9. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include device player compatibility.

10. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include device player compatibility.

11. The method according to claim 1, where in the receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device include device protocol compatibility.

12. The method according to claim 1, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes embedding a link in a webpage through use of scripting code, without altering any other information on the webpage.

13. A server adapted to automatically presenting a link to a media file, the server comprising:

a network interface adapted to receive over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device;

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for

calculating at least one optimization factor based on the parameters which have been received from the client device;

selecting, based on the optimization factor, one from at least media file representing an identical media production but having differing media play-back qualities; and

presenting to a user of the client device a link to the media file which has been selected.

14. The server according to claim 13, where in the link to the media file includes a link directly a media file to present to the user.

15. The server according to claim 13, where in the link to the media file includes a link directly a media file that is compatible with a podcast.

16. The server according to claim 13, where in the link to the media file includes a link to a content description file meta information about the media file.

17. The server according to claim 16, where in the link to the media file includes a link a content description

18. A computer program product for automatically presenting a link to a media file, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for:

receiving over a network from at least one client device, a plurality of parameters related to media play-back capabilities of the client device;

calculating at least one optimization factor based on the parameters which have been received from the client device;

selecting, based on the optimization factor, one from at least media file representing an identical media production but having differing media play-back qualities; and

presenting to a user of the client device a link to the media file which has been selected.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link directly a media file to present to the user.

20. The computer program product according to claim 18, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link directly a media file that is compatible with a podcast.

21. The computer program product according to claim 18, where in the presenting to the user of the client device a link to the media file includes presenting a link to a content description file meta information about the media file.