System and Method for Displaying a Media Program Stream on Mobile Devices

• US 20130254806A1
• Filed: 03/04/2013
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Station Creator, LLC
• Original Assignee: Station Creator, LLC
• Inventors: Alam, Sheehan, Labes, John, Peterson, Tom
• Application Number:
  US13/783,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20130254806A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]

Abstract

A system and method of displaying a sequence of media clips using a application program operating on a user'"'"'s computer that natively displays web content such that each media clip is automatically displayed after the previous clip is completed, where the sequence is controlled and determined at a remote location from the user'"'"'s computer and the display of the sequence on the user'"'"'s computer occurs without any ongoing interaction with the application.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a program stream on a computing device comprising:

Transmitting from a transmitting system to the computing device a media reference code corresponding to the program stream in order to cause the computing device, upon receiving the media reference code, to perform a method comprising the steps of;

modifying a webview construct with data obtained using the transmitted media reference code;

rendering the webview construct ;

determining if the rendering is complete;

determining a button that when provided a touch condition causes a video player operating on the user'"'"'s computing device to start; and

invoking a touch condition to the determined button in order to cause the program stream referenced by the transmitted media reference code to be rendered by the video player.

2. The method of claim 1 where the transmitting step is further comprised of transmitting the media reference code through a websocket channel between the transmitting system and the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 where the determined button is a component of the webview construct.

8. A computer readable data storage device containing digital data that, when loaded into a computer and executed as a program, causes the computer to execute any of the methods of claims 1 through 7.

9. A computer system adapted to execute any of the methods of claims 1 through 7.

4. A method executed by a user'"'"'s computer for displaying a program stream associated with a media reference code comprising:

Receiving a media reference code corresponding to the program stream;

Modifying a webview construct with data obtained using the media reference code;

Rendering the webview construct;

Determining if the rendering is complete;

In dependence on the determination step, establishing a touch condition on a button that causes a video player to start in order to cause the program stream referenced by the media reference code to be rendered by the video player.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

Determining a button that when provided a touch condition causes a video player operating on the user'"'"'s computing device to start.

6. The method of claim 5 where the determined button is part of the webview construct.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

Establishing a websocket channel with a remote server computer that transmits the media reference code; and

Entering a state of monitoring the websocket channel in order to determine when a media reference code has arrived from the remote server through the websocket channel.