System and Method for Providing Access to Streaming Multimedia Content to Devices From Servers
First Claim
1. A method for delivery of primary media content in digital form, comprising:
- establishing a communications link between a client computer and a server, said client computer having storage, the establishing of the communications link including authorization of user information;
receiving a request for a media among primary media content accessible to the server, the server associating the request with the user information maintained in a customer database that is accessible to the server, wherein the user information is used to authorize access to specified content from among said primary media content for the user based on the user information in the customer database;
determining that the requested media is authorized for use by the user based on the user information;
sending data, to enable play upon receipt of a play request of said requested media, to said client computer;
streaming the media to the storage of the client computer upon receiving the play request;
recording usage of the media by the client computer during play of the media; and
charging the user for the media when the media is actually used by playing the media at the client computer.
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Abstract
A method for delivery of primary media content in digital form is provided. The method includes establishing a communications link between a client computer and a server, where the client computer has storage. The establishing of the communications link includes authorization of user information. The method further includes receiving a request for a media among primary media content accessible to the server. The server associating the request with the user information maintained in a customer database that is accessible to the server. The user information is used to authorize access to specified content from among said primary media content for the user based on the user information in the customer database. The method also determines that the requested media is authorized for use by the user based on the user information. The method then streams the media to the storage of the client computer upon receiving a play request. The media received by streaming is configured for rendering on a display screen. The streaming data is one or more of video data including motion picture content, game data, music data, or combinations of two or more thereof.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for delivery of primary media content in digital form, comprising:
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establishing a communications link between a client computer and a server, said client computer having storage, the establishing of the communications link including authorization of user information; receiving a request for a media among primary media content accessible to the server, the server associating the request with the user information maintained in a customer database that is accessible to the server, wherein the user information is used to authorize access to specified content from among said primary media content for the user based on the user information in the customer database; determining that the requested media is authorized for use by the user based on the user information; sending data, to enable play upon receipt of a play request of said requested media, to said client computer; streaming the media to the storage of the client computer upon receiving the play request; recording usage of the media by the client computer during play of the media; and charging the user for the media when the media is actually used by playing the media at the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15)
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10. The method 9, wherein the pre-determined event comprises a lapse of a specified period of time.
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11. A method for delivery of primary media content in digital form, comprising:
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establishing a communications link between a client computer and a server, said client computer having storage; transmitting user identifier data from said client computer to said server with a request for primary media content; downloading to said client computer said primary media content, wherein the downloaded primary content comprises time sensitive content data, and further comprising deleting expired primary contents that are not used by the user upon the lapse of a specified period of time; recording usage of primary media content by the client computer of the user; and charging the user for the primary media content based on portions of the primary media actually used. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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16. A method for delivery of primary media content in digital form, comprising:
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establishing a communications link between a client computer and a server, said client computer having storage, the establishing of the communications link including authorization of user information; receiving a request for a media among primary media content accessible to the server, the server associating the request with the user information maintained in a customer database that is accessible to the server, wherein the user information is used to authorize access to specified content from among said primary media content for the user based on the user information in the customer database; determining that the requested media is authorized for use by the user based on the user information; streaming the media to the storage of the client computer upon receiving a play request, the media received by streaming is configured for rendering on a display screen; and deleting the media when not used after a specified period of time; wherein the streaming data is video data including motion picture content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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