METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FILES AND ADVERTISEMENTS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of transmitting, to a multimedia player from a server, digital data comprising one or more obligatory advertising portions comprising a first type of content and one or more requested portions comprising a second type of content which is different than the first type of content, the method comprising:
- generating or accessing a first digital file in the server comprising the digital data;
detecting the type of multimedia player;
generating or accessing one of a plurality of second digital files in the server based on the type of multimedia player, the second digital file based on the first digital file; and
transmitting at least a portion of the second digital file to the multimedia player.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of transmitting, to a multimedia player from a server, digital data comprising one or more obligatory advertising portions comprising a first type of content and one or more requested portions comprising a second type of content which is different than the first type of content, the method comprising:
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generating or accessing a first digital file in the server comprising the digital data; detecting the type of multimedia player; generating or accessing one of a plurality of second digital files in the server based on the type of multimedia player, the second digital file based on the first digital file; and transmitting at least a portion of the second digital file to the multimedia player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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