METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DELIVERY OF HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO-VISUAL CONTENT

• US 20140330938A1
• Filed: 05/06/2014
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Setos Family Trust
• Original Assignee: Setos Family Trust
• Inventors: Setos, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 10,291,676 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2662 Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10

Abstract

A system for delivery of owned High Definition audio-visual content to a location selected by a user is provided. The system includes a central facility for the storage of the content, and two or more local networks operatively connected to the central facility for receipt of the content from the central facility. One local network has a dedicated high bandwidth data line to the location of the user, and the dedicated data line transmits of the content as high definition content, and the transmission is such that it allows for immediate play.

Claims

1. A system for delivery of owned content to a location selected by a user, comprising

a central facility for the storage of the content;

a plurality of local networks operatively connected to the central facility for receipt of the content from the central facility;

a dedicated high bandwidth data line from one of the plurality of local networks to the location of the user, wherein the dedicated data line transmits of the content as high definition audio-visual content, wherein the high definition audio-visual content is transmitted to enable immediate play.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the high bandwidth data line is a channel with fixed bandwidth.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the channel with fixed bandwidth is a frequency domain multiplexed channel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the high definition audio-visual content is delivered in a high definition format and with image compression.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the high definition format and image compression uses data rates that result in a PSNR of at least 42 decibels.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the central facility manages a database of the user, one or more other users and the plurality of local networks.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the user and the one or more other users own one or more titles, and wherein the central facility ensures that all owned titles for each subscriber is available to all of the plurality of local networks.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the central facility transfers content amongst the plurality of local networks.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the central facility is operatively connected to a licensor of content, and wherein the content is one or more titles of works.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein central facility delivers a missing title to any one of the plurality of local networks that do not have the missing title.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein when the user purchases a title from one of the plurality of local network, the one communicates with central facility and deposits purchase information.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein when the user relocates to another local network or the plurality of local networks, the list of rights is transferred to the another local network.

13. A system for delivery of owned content to a location selected by a user from a local network that is a part of a system that includes a central facility for the storage of the content and a plurality of local networks operatively connected to the central facility for receipt of the content from the central facility, the system comprising

a dedicated high bandwidth data line from the local network to the location of the user, wherein the dedicated data line transmits of the content as high definition content, wherein the high definition content is transmitted so as to allow for immediate play.