Apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase using information provided on a media playing device

• US 7,164,882 B2
• Filed: 12/24/2002
• Issued: 01/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Poltorak Media LLC (General Patent Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alexander Poltorak
• Inventors: Poltorak, Alexander I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gesesse, Tilahun
• Application Number:
  US10/328,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20040121723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,484 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.06, 455/3.01, 455/412.1, 455/3.02, 455/3.04, 455/66.1, 725/26, 725/27, 704/222, 709/219, 379/101.1, 340/825.24
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/28 Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/30 by a single channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/30 characterised by the use of a return channel, e.g. for collecting users' opinions, for returning broadcast space/time information or for requesting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/37 via a different channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/27 specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups H04H20/53 - H04H20/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/37 for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/58 of audio determination or detection of speech characteristics in general G10L25/00; speech recognition in general G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/59 of video recognising characters or patterns in general G06F18/00, G06V20/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/63 for services of sales data processing systems or methods specially adapted for electronic commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/74 using programme related information, e.g. title, composer or interpreter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 : specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23614 : Multiplexing of additional data and video streams arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information H04H20/28
• 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 21/47815 : Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, including a receiver, wherein said receiver receives at least one of at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, a processor, wherein said processor processes at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and at least one of a display device for displaying at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and a memory device for storing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:

a memory device, wherein said memory device stores media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein said memory device stores information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

a processor, wherein said processor processes said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, in conjunction with at least one of a broadcast of said media content and a transmission of said media content; and

a transmitter, wherein said transmitter at least one of transmits and broadcasts said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, to a media playing device associated with a user;

wherein said information regarding said media content includes at least one of price information regarding said media content and price information for a single copy of said media content.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content is at least one of a radio broadcast, a song, a radio program, a television broadcast, a television show, a television program, a movie, a news broadcast, a talk radio show, a talk television show, an audio program and a video program.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information regarding said media content includes descriptive information regarding said media content.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information regarding said media content is at least one of a name of a song, a name of an album on which the song is featured, an at least one of an artist and a performer performing the song, a producer of the song, a composer of the song, a theme of the song, a theme of the song'"'"'s lyrics, the year the song was produced, a price of a single recording, a price of an album containing the song, a name of a television at least one of show, program, and movie, an actor featured in the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a producer and a director of the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a writer and a composer of the at least one of show, program, and movie, a theme of the at least one of show, program, and movie, the year the at least one of show, program, and movie, was produced, the price of a recording of the at least one of show, program, and movie, news story at least one of name, title, description, and at least one of place and time of occurrence, talk show subject matter, and talk show participants.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information regarding said media content includes a unique identification number which is associated with said media content.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information regarding said media content includes information regarding at least one of a good and a service, wherein said information regarding at least one of a good and a service is provided to a user during a playing of said media content.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, includes at least one of identification information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, purchase order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of purchase order information and purchase request information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said transmitter includes at least one of broadcasting equipment, radio broadcasting equipment, television broadcasting equipment, media broadcasting equipment, a broadcast transmitter, a radio transmitter, a television transmitter, and a media broadcasting transmitter.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said media playing device is at least one of a radio, a television, a personal computer, a compact disc player, a video disc player, a laser disc player, a video cassette player, a tape player, a radio receiver, a mobile radio, a television receiver, a mobile television, and an MP3 player.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is utilized at least one of on, over, and in conjunction with, at least one of a communication network, a radio frequency (RF) communication network, a cable television communication network, a telecommunication network, a closed-circuit communication network, the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, a wireless Internet communication network, and a wireless World Wide Web communication network.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of transmitted as a header file, encoded into at least a portion of the at least one of said media content and a broadcast signal, co-broadcast in a portion of a signal bandwidth, transmitted during at least a portion of said media content transmission, and at least one of multiplexed with and mixed with at least one of the entirety of said media content and at least a portion of said media content.

12. A method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:

storing media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;

storing information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

processing said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, in conjunction with at least one of a broadcast of said media content and a transmission of said media content; and

at least one of transmitting and broadcasting said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, to a media playing device associated with a user;

wherein said information regarding said media content includes at least one of price information regarding said media content and price information for a single copy of said media content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content is at least one of a radio broadcast, a song, a radio program, a television broadcast, a television show, a television program, a movie, a news broadcast, a talk radio show, a talk television show, an audio program and a video program.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said information regarding said media content includes descriptive information regarding said media content.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said information regarding said media content is at least one of a name of a song, a name of an album on which the song is featured, an at least one of an artist and a performer performing the song, a producer of the song, a composer of the song, a theme of the song, a theme of the song'"'"'s lyrics, the year the song was produced, a price of a single recording, a price of an album containing the song, a name of a television at least one of show, program, and movie, an actor featured in the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a producer and a director of the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a writer and a composer of the at least one of show, program, and movie, a theme of the at least one of show, program, and movie, the year the at least one of show, program, and movie, was produced, the price of a recording of the at least one of show, program, and movie, news story at least one of name, title, description, and at least one of place and time of occurrence, talk show subject matter, and talk show participants.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said information regarding said media content includes a unique identification number which is associated with said media content.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said information regarding said media content includes information regarding at least one of a good and a service, wherein said information regarding at least one of a good and a service is provided to a user during a playing of said media content.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, includes at least one of identification information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, purchase order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of purchase order information and purchase request information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of transmitted and broadcast by utilizing at least one of broadcasting equipment, radio broadcasting equipment, television broadcasting equipment, media broadcasting equipment, a broadcast transmitter, a radio transmitter, a television transmitter, and a media broadcasting transmitter.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the media playing device is at least one of a radio, a television, a personal computer, a compact disc player, a video disc player, a laser disc player, a video cassette player, a tape player, a radio receiver, a mobile radio, a television receiver, a mobile television, and an MP3 player.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein said method is performed at least one of on, over, and in conjunction with, at least one of a communication network, a radio frequency (RF) communication network, a cable television communication network, a telecommunication network, a closed-circuit communication network, the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, a wireless Internet communication network, and a wireless World Wide Web communication network.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of said information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of transmitted as a header file, encoded into at least a portion of the at least one of said media content and a broadcast signal, co-broadcast in a portion of a signal bandwidth, transmitted during at least a portion of said media content transmission, and at least one of multiplexed with and mixed with at least one of the entirety of said media content and at least a portion of said media content.

23. A media playing device for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:

a receiver, wherein said receiver receives a transmission of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;

a processor, wherein said processor processes at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

at least one of a display device for displaying at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and a memory device for storing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service; and

media playing device equipment, wherein said media playing device equipment provides said media content to a user;

an input device, wherein said input device inputs information regarding a request of the user to at least one of order and purchase at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service; and

a transmitter;

wherein;

said processor processes said information regarding said request of the user to at least one of order and purchase at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and further wherein said processor generates a purchase request message; and

said transmitter transmits said purchase request message to a central processing computer for at least one of facilitating and fulfilling said at least one of the order and the purchase of said at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service.

24. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said media playing device equipment displays said information regarding said media content.

25. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content is at least one of a radio broadcast, a song, a radio program, a television broadcast, a television show, a television program, a movie, a news broadcast, a talk radio show, a talk television show, an audio program and a video program.

26. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information regarding said media content includes descriptive information regarding said media content.

27. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information regarding said media content is at least one of a name of a song, a name of an album on which the song is featured, an at least one of an artist and a performer performing the song, a producer of the song, a composer of the song, a theme of the song, a theme of the song'"'"'s lyrics, the year the song was produced, a price of a single recording, a price of an album containing the song, a name of a television at least one of show, program, and movie, an actor featured in the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a producer and a director of the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a writer and a composer of the at least one of show, program, and movie, a theme of the at least one of show, program, and movie, the year the at least one of show, program, and movie, was produced, the price of a recording of the at least one of show, program, and movie, news story at least one of name, title, description, and at least one of place and time of occurrence, talk show subject matter, and talk show participants.

28. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information regarding said media content includes at least one of price information regarding said media content and price information for a single copy of said media content.

29. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information regarding said media content includes a unique identification number which is associated with said media content.

30. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information regarding said media content includes information regarding at least one of a good and a service, wherein said information regarding at least one of a good and a service is provided to the user during a playing of said media content.

31. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, includes at least one of identification information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, purchase order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of purchase order information and purchase request information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service.

32. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said purchase request message contains at least one of information regarding the at least one of order and purchase, the name of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, the identification number of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, the price of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, identification information regarding an account of the user, and identification information regarding an account associated with the media playing device.

33. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said purchase request message is at least one of an e-mail message, an instant messaging service message, a facsimile message, a telephone message, and an electronic transmission.

34. The media playing device of claim 23, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving an order confirmation message from the central processing computer.

35. The media playing device of claim 34, wherein said order confirmation message is at least one of an e-mail message, an instant messaging service message, a facsimile message, a telephone message, and an electronic transmission.

36. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein at least one of said apparatus and said media playing device equipment is at least one of a radio, a television, a personal computer, a compact disc player, a video disc player, a laser disc player, a video cassette player, a tape player, a radio receiver, a mobile radio, a television receiver, a mobile television, and an MP3 player.

37. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said apparatus is utilized at least one of on, over, and in conjunction with, at least one of a communication network, a radio frequency (RF) communication network, a cable television communication network, a telecommunication network, a closed-circuit communication network, the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, a wireless Internet communication network, and a wireless World Wide Web communication network.

38. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of transmitted as a header file, encoded into at least a portion of the at least one of said media content and a broadcast signal, co-broadcast in a portion of a signal bandwidth, transmitted during at least a portion of said media content transmission, and at least one of multiplexed with and mixed with at least one of the entirety of said media content and at least a portion of said media content.

39. The media playing device of claim 23, further comprising:

an input device for inputting at least one of information and a command into said apparatus.

40. The media playing device of claim 39, wherein said input device is a remote control device.

41. The media playing device of claim 23, further comprising:

a second display device for displaying video information contained in said media content.

42. The media playing device of claim 41, wherein said display device is at least one of integrated with media playing device equipment, integrated with said second display device, and integrated with a remote control device.

43. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said apparatus is utilized in conjunction with at least one of an Internet transmission, an MP3 transmission, a digital transmission, an analog transmission, a radio frequency transmission, and a satellite transmission.

44. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of stored in at least one of a said memory device and a buffer, and displayed on said display device.

45. The media playing device of claim 44, wherein at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of stored in at least one of said memory device and a buffer, and displayed on said display device, during at least one of a portion of a playing of said media content and for the entirety of a playing of said media content.

46. The media playing device of claim 23, wherein said processor processes at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of continuously and at pre-determined time intervals.

47. A method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:

receiving at a media playing device a transmission of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;

processing at the media playing device at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

at least one of displaying at the media playing device at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and storing at the media playing device at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

playing the media content at the media playing device;

receiving at the media playing device information regarding a user'"'"'s request to at least one of order and purchase at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

processing at the media playing device said information regarding said user'"'"'s request to at least one of order and purchase at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;

generating at the media playing device a purchase request message; and

transmitting from the media playing device said purchase request message to a central processing computer for at least one of facilitating and fulfilling said at least one of the order and the purchase of said at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service.

48. The apparatus of claim 47, further comprising:

displaying at the media playing device said information regarding said media content.

49. The method of claim 47, wherein said at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content is at least one of a radio broadcast, a song, a radio program, a television broadcast, a television show, a television program, a movie, a news broadcast, a talk radio show, a talk television show, an audio program and a video program.

50. The method of claim 47, wherein said information regarding said media content includes descriptive information regarding said media content.

51. The method of claim 47, wherein said information regarding said media content is at least one of a name of a song, a name of an album on which the song is featured, an at least one of an artist and a performer performing the song, a producer of the song, a composer of the song, a theme of the song, a theme of the song'"'"'s lyrics, the year the song was produced, a price of a single recording, a price of an album containing the song, a name of a television at least one of show, program, and movie, an actor featured in the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a producer and a director of the at least one of show, program, and movie, an at least one of a writer and a composer of the at least one of show, program, and movie, a theme of the at least one of show, program, and movie, the year the at least one of show, program, and movie, was produced, the price of a recording of the at least one of show, program, and movie, news story at least one of name, title, description, and at least one of place and time of occurrence, talk show subject matter, and talk show participants.

52. The method of claim 47, wherein said information regarding said media content includes at least one of price information regarding said media content and price information for a single copy of said media content.

53. The method of claim 47, wherein said information regarding said media content includes a unique identification number which is associated with said media content.

54. The method of claim 47, wherein said information regarding said media content includes information regarding at least one of a good and a service, wherein said information regarding at least one of a good and a service is provided to a user during a playing of said media content.

55. The method of claim 47, wherein said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, includes at least one of identification information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, purchase order information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of purchase order information and purchase request information pertaining to the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of the at least one of said media content, a good, and a service.

56. The method of claim 47, wherein said purchase request message contains at least one of, information regarding the at least one of order and purchase, the name of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, the identification number of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, the price of the of the at least one of media content, the good, and the service, being at least one of ordered and purchased, identification information regarding the user'"'"'s account, and identification information regarding an account associated with the user'"'"'s media playing device.

57. The method of claim 47, wherein said purchase request message is at least one of an e-mail message, an instant messaging service message, a facsimile message, a telephone message, and an electronic transmission.

58. The method of claim 47, further comprising:

receiving an order confirmation message from the central processing computer.

59. The method of claim 58, wherein said order confirmation message is at least one of an e-mail message, an instant messaging service message, a facsimile message, a telephone message, and an electronic transmission.

60. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein said method is performed at least one of on, over, and in conjunction with, at least one of a communication network, a radio frequency (RF) communication network, a cable television communication network, a telecommunication network, a closed-circuit communication network, the Internet, the World Wide Web, a wireless communication network, a wireless Internet communication network, and a wireless World Wide Web communication network.

61. The method of claim 47, wherein at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of transmitted as a header file, encoded into at least a portion of the at least one of said media content and a broadcast signal, co-broadcast in a portion of a signal bandwidth, transmitted during at least a portion of said media content transmission, and at least one of multiplexed with and mixed with at least one of the entirety of said media content and at least a portion of said media content.

62. The method of claim 47, further comprising:

inputting at least one of information and a command into the media playing device.

63. The method of claim 47, further comprising:

displaying at the media playing device video information contained in said media content.

64. The method of claim 47, wherein said method is performed in conjunction with at least one of an Internet transmission, an MP3 transmission, a digital transmission, an analog transmission, a radio frequency transmission, and a satellite transmission.

65. The method of claim 47, wherein at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, is at least one of stored in at least one of a memory storage device and a buffer, and displayed on a display device, during the step of playing.

66. The method of claim 47, further comprising:

processing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, at least one of continuously and at pre-determined time intervals.