CONSUMPTION PROFILE FOR MOBILE MEDIA

• US 20140325030A1
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Quickplay Media Inc (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Maharajh, Kavi, MacNeil, Bart, Walker, Torin
• Application Number:
  US14/326,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325030A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1011 to devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0244 Optimization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 : adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 : at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 : intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 : Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 : Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 : Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 : Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/53 : using mediation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/61 : based on the service used
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 : involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 : Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 : Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 : embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6112 : involving terrestrial transmission, e.g. DVB-T
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 : involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6408 : Unicasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 : Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 : Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Managing a content item in a media management platform includes creating a consumption profile for the content item, the consumption profile including attributes of devices on which the content item can be accessed and a profile of the attributes of networks on which the content item can be delivered, integrating attributes of the content item with the consumption profile in the media management platform using a processor, and configuring the content item for delivery using the media management platform based on the consumption profile and integrated attributes of the content item.

Claims

1. A method of managing a content item in a media management platform, comprising:

creating a consumption profile for the content item, the consumption profile including attributes of devices on which the content item can be accessed and a profile of the attributes of networks on which the content item can be delivered;

integrating attributes of the content item with the consumption profile in the media management platform using a processor; and

configuring the content item for delivery using the media management platform based on the consumption profile and integrated attributes of the content item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumption profile functions as an adapter mechanism enabling a plurality of functions of the media management platform.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile further includes a profile of the attributes of a targeted user of the content.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile is used to match parameters of content to parameters of a device.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile is used to match a content item to a delivery network.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile is used to match a content item to a delivery time.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile is used to target delivery of content.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the consumption profile is used to determine an encoding of the content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumption profile includes content information regarding a type and source of the content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumption profile impacts content discovery.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumption profile includes at least one of location information and location intelligence.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one of location information and location intelligence is used to target content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the content is an advertisement.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the consumption profile impacts seamless switching among at least two of unicast, multicast and broadcast content.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumption profile impacts advanced encoding and transcoding.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein content playback pause markers are maintained as part of the consumption profile.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the content item includes impacting the encoding of the content item.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the consumption profile based on data about usage of the content item.

19. A method of managing a content item in a media management platform, comprising:

taking attributes of a content item accessible to at least one processor of the media management platform;

taking attributes of devices on which the content item can be accessed;

taking attributes of networks on which the content item can be delivered;

producing a consumption profile for the content item with a processor by integrating the attributes of a content item with the attributes of devices and the attributes of networks; and

configuring the content item for delivery using the media management platform based on the consumption profile.

20. A method of managing a content item in a media management platform, comprising:

accessing a consumption profile for a content item with a processor of the media management platform, the consumption profile comprising attributes of devices on which the content item can be accessed and a profile of the attributes of networks on which the content item can be delivered;

taking attributes of the content item; and

configuring the content item for delivery using the processor based on the consumption profile and attributes of the content item.