Media exchange network supporting varying media guide based on viewing filters
First Claim
1. A system supporting user defined filtering of media consumption in a media exchange network, the system comprising:
- a television display supporting consumption of media via a communication network;
a storage for storing media, the storage communicatively coupled to the television display, and having an associated first network address;
a user interface for display on the television display, the user interface having at least one view comprising a collection of media channels, each media channel in the collection of media channels comprising a sequence of media available to a first user, the display and consumption of each media channel subject to at least one media filter, the at least one media filter comprising characteristics of media defined by a second user;
at least one server supporting the consumption of media, and having an associated second network address; and
server software that receives via the communication network a request identifying one of the associated first and second network addresses, and that responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses to coordinate the consumption of media.
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Abstract
Systems having a user interface comprising a filtered view of media available for consumption is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may provide a first user with a view that enables consumption of only the available media that matches characteristics of a media filter. The characteristics of the media filter may be specified by a second user, and the second user may define the characteristics of the media filter remotely, via a communication network. The user interface may support separate media filters for each of a number of different users. Filter characteristics such as type of media channel, the language of any dialogue, an industry rating, an overall viewer rating, and the media format may be supported. The media filter characteristics may be applied not only to what is displayed on the user interface, but also the media available for selection via a remote control.
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35 Claims
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1. A system supporting user defined filtering of media consumption in a media exchange network, the system comprising:
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a television display supporting consumption of media via a communication network; a storage for storing media, the storage communicatively coupled to the television display, and having an associated first network address; a user interface for display on the television display, the user interface having at least one view comprising a collection of media channels, each media channel in the collection of media channels comprising a sequence of media available to a first user, the display and consumption of each media channel subject to at least one media filter, the at least one media filter comprising characteristics of media defined by a second user; at least one server supporting the consumption of media, and having an associated second network address; and server software that receives via the communication network a request identifying one of the associated first and second network addresses, and that responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses to coordinate the consumption of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system supporting user defined filtering of media consumption in a media exchange network, the system comprising:
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a television display; a storage for storing media, the storage communicatively coupled to the television display; a user interface comprising a collection of media channels, each media channel in the collection of media channels comprising a sequence of media available to a first user, the display and consumption of each media channel subject to at least one media filter, the at least one media filter comprising characteristics of media defined by a second user; at least one server communicatively coupled to the storage; and server software that receives a request via a communication network, and responds by coordinating the consumption of media by the television display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. One or more circuits for use in a media exchange system, the one or more circuits comprising:
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at least one processor communicatively coupled to a television display and to storage supporting consumption of media, the storage having an associated first network address, the at least one processor operable to, at least; display, on the television display, a user interface having at least one view comprising a collection of media channels, each media channel in the collection of media channels comprising a sequence of media available to a first user, the display and consumption of each media channel subject to at least one media filter comprising characteristics of media defined by a second user; send a request to server software, the request identifying one of the associated first network address and a second network address associated with at least one server that supports consumption of media by coordinating media exchange via a communication network; and receive a response from the server software, the response identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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