Adaptive Publishing For Content Distribution

• US 20140108592A1
• Filed: 10/12/2012
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Meijer, Paul, Hellkamp, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,686,597 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

Provided are methods and systems for managing, distributing, and publishing content. An exemplary method can comprise receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution. The method can also comprise generating a metadata object according to a submission standard or requirement of a destination asset distribution platform. The destination asset distribution platform can be external to the content management system and the metadata object can comprise data indicative of or associated with the asset.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, in a content management system, an asset for distribution; and

generating a metadata object according to a requirement of a destination asset distribution platform, the destination asset distribution platform being external to the system and the metadata object comprising data associated with the asset.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising releasing the metadata object to the destination asset distribution platform.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating action comprises generating one or more of an extended markup language (XML) file, a multipurpose internet mail extensions (MIME) multipart message, or a hypertext file comprising a plurality of markup nodes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating action comprises executing an extended markup language (XML) generation process.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating action comprises specifying a release method for the asset, the metadata object comprising the release method, and the release method being specific to the destination asset distribution platform.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating action comprises specifying at least one file target for distribution of the asset, the metadata object comprising the at least one file target, and the at least one file target being specific to the destination asset distribution platform.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving action comprises receiving streaming media.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving action comprises receiving a video segment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving action comprises receiving an audio segment.

10. A method, comprising:

receiving a modification of at least one of an asset or data associated with an asset, wherein the asset is associated with one or more publishing profiles, and each publishing profile comprising instructions for converting the asset to one or more distribution formats; and

performing an update action based on the received modification, the update action comprising conforming the asset to the modification in at least one distribution format.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving the modification of at least one of the asset or the data associated with the asset comprises receiving a modified version of the asset and identifying one or more differences between the asset and the modified version of the asset, wherein the update action is performed based on the one or more differences.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein receiving a modification of at least one of an asset or data associated with an asset comprises receiving a modified version of the data associated with the asset and identifying one or more differences between the data associated with the asset and the modified version of the data associated with the asset, wherein the update action is performed based on the one or more differences.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein conforming the asset to the modification comprises modifying the asset generated in a distribution format of the one or more distribution formats.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein conforming the asset to the modification comprises replacing the asset generated in a distribution format of the one or more distribution formats with a modified version of the asset generated in the distribution format.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising transmitting the asset in at least one distribution format of the one or more distribution formats to one or more destination devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein transmitting the asset in the one or more distribution formats occurs after conforming the asset to the modification in the one or more distribution formats.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a publishing instruction associated with the asset, the publishing instruction comprises at least one of a distribution format or a distribution destination, wherein the one or more publishing profiles are updated based on the publishing instruction.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the asset is received to a first content management system and the distribution destination is located within a second content management system.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the update action comprises modifying the one or more publication profiles according to the received modification in at least one distribution formation.

20. A method, comprising:

receiving an instruction to replace a first asset with a second asset;

identifying one or more publishing profiles associated with the first asset, each publishing profile comprising at least one distribution format characteristic;

conforming the second asset to the at least one distribution format; and

associating an identifier with the second asset in a distribution format instead of with the first asset.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising receiving the second asset into a content management system.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the identifier is an uniform resource identifier, and the identifier is configured to locate the second asset.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising detecting a status of the first asset, the status indicating if a copy of the first asset in a distribution format is currently being transmitted, wherein associating the URI occurs after the status indicates that the copy of the first asset in the distribution format is not currently being transmitted.