Guide based content services

• US 20090193134A1
• Filed: 01/25/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tunein Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tunein Incorporated
• Inventors: McIntosh, David, Lau, Edwin J., Moore, William, Hutchings, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,595,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2181 comprising remotely distributed storage units, e.g. when movies are replicated over a plurality of video servers distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS], H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Systems are described for a guide of audio, video, multimedia transmission, receiving and playback with advertising and bi-directional fulfillment of goods and services over the Internet. A method of streaming content distribution includes creating data on streaming content; creating data on network locations of streaming content; creating data on access characteristics; locating a source of streaming content with a with a streaming content guide; and starting playback of streaming content from the source of streaming content. A streaming content distribution system includes a streaming content guide through which a user locates a source of streaming content and starts playback of streaming content; data on streaming content; data on network locations of streaming content; and data on access characteristics.

Claims

1. A method of streaming content distribution, comprising:

creating data on streaming content;

creating data on network locations of streaming content;

creating data on access characteristics;

locating a source of streaming content with a with a streaming content guide; and

starting playback of streaming content from the source of streaming content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on the streaming content is created through the contributions of a moderated or un-moderated user community.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on the streaming content is created by using published and broadcast sources available to the public.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data on the steaming content is created by owners of the streaming content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a network location and a set of access characteristics relating to the data on the streaming content is created by owners of the streaming content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein data on the set of access characteristics is collected during access by a moderated or un-moderated user community.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein access to playback of the data on the streaming content is available through an application programming interface.

8. The method of claim 7, where a player for streaming content uses the application programming interface to provide a user access to the streaming content.

9. A streaming content distribution system, comprising:

a streaming content guide through which a user locates a source of streaming content and starts playback of streaming content;

data on streaming content;

data on network locations of streaming content; and

data on access characteristics.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein access to playback of the data on the streaming content is available through an application programming interface.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a player for streaming content uses the application programming interface to provide a user access to the streaming content.