METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FILES IN A DATA NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a multimedia file over a data network comprising:
- a) receiving from a device in a data network a first message in a first protocol that request first data associated with the multimedia file useable by the device to establish a streaming session that involves a transmission of the multimedia file, the message comprising identifying data of a referring site,b) transmitting to the device the first data,c) receiving from the device a second message in a second protocol for the purpose of creating a streaming session associated with the multimedia file,d) creating a streaming session for transmitting the multimedia file with one or more advertisements to the device and associating the streaming session with the identifying data of the referring site; and
e) tracking the advertisements transmitted to the device and maintaining data useful for remunerating the referring site for the advertisements transmitted to the device and/or the advertisements played in the device.
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Abstract
In one implementation a method of transmitting a multimedia file over a data network is provided that involves receiving from a device in a data network a first message in a first protocol that request first data associated with the multimedia file, the first data being useable by the device to establish a streaming session that involves a transmission of the multimedia file. The first message includes identifying data of a referring site. The method also involves transmitting to the device the first data and optionally the identifying data of the referring site and then receiving from the device a second message in a second protocol for the purpose of creating a streaming session associated with the multimedia file. A streaming session is then created for transmitting the multimedia file to the device. In another implementation a method is provided that involves receiving in a computing device from a referring site an identifier of first data associated with a multimedia file and identifying data of the referring site, wherein the first data is useable for establishing a streaming session for downloading the multimedia file. The method further involves transmitting from the computing device a first message in a first protocol that requests the first data associated with the multimedia file and receiving in the computing device the first data. Upon receiving the first data the computing device transmits a second message in a second protocol for the purpose of creating the streaming session associated with the multimedia file, the second message including the first data and the identifying data of the referring site. The computing device then receives via the streaming session, all or a portion of the multimedia file. In some implementations, the first protocol and the second protocol are the same.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a multimedia file over a data network comprising:
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a) receiving from a device in a data network a first message in a first protocol that request first data associated with the multimedia file useable by the device to establish a streaming session that involves a transmission of the multimedia file, the message comprising identifying data of a referring site, b) transmitting to the device the first data, c) receiving from the device a second message in a second protocol for the purpose of creating a streaming session associated with the multimedia file, d) creating a streaming session for transmitting the multimedia file with one or more advertisements to the device and associating the streaming session with the identifying data of the referring site; and e) tracking the advertisements transmitted to the device and maintaining data useful for remunerating the referring site for the advertisements transmitted to the device and/or the advertisements played in the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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a) receiving in a computing device from a referring site an identifier of first data associated with a multimedia file and identifying data of the referring site, the first data useable for establishing a streaming session, b) transmitting from the computing device a first message in a first protocol that request the first data associated with the multimedia file, c) receiving in the computing device the first data, d) transmitting from the computing device a second message in a second protocol for the purpose of creating the streaming session associated with the multimedia file, the second message comprising the first data and the identifying data of the referring site; and e) receiving in the computing device, via the streaming session, all or a portion of the multimedia file. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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