System for delivering media
First Claim
1. A system for delivering a continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information over a communications network to a group of users that selected said media information, the system comprising:
- at least one server configured to transmit the continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information at approximately the same time to each user in the group;
an application configured to generate a user interface screen containing information selected from a group consisting of;
a list of available media information;
a program guide containing information relating to the media information selected by a user; and
an object configured to allow a user to initiate a purchase of a product; and
at least one server configured to maintain an audit log that records data selected from a group consisting of;
how many users received the particular media information;
times at which users received the particular media information;
the total bytes of said media information transmitted to each user;
the composition of said media information; and
the identity of users.
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Abstract
The system delivers a continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information over a communications network to a group of users that selected said media information. The system includes at least one server that transmits the continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information at approximately the same time to each user in the group. The system also includes an application configured to generate a user interface screen. The User interface screen includes a list of available media information, a program guide containing information relating to the media information selected by a user, and an object configured to allow a user to initiate a purchase of a product. Finally, the system includes at least one server configured to maintain an audit log that records data. The records data includes how many users received the particular media information, times at which users received the particular media information, the total bytes of said media information transmitted to each user, the composition of said media information, and the identity of users.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for delivering a continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information over a communications network to a group of users that selected said media information, the system comprising:
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at least one server configured to transmit the continuous sequence of individual pieces of media information at approximately the same time to each user in the group; an application configured to generate a user interface screen containing information selected from a group consisting of; a list of available media information; a program guide containing information relating to the media information selected by a user; and an object configured to allow a user to initiate a purchase of a product; and at least one server configured to maintain an audit log that records data selected from a group consisting of; how many users received the particular media information; times at which users received the particular media information; the total bytes of said media information transmitted to each user; the composition of said media information; and the identity of users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for streaming media information over a communications network, the system comprising:
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multiple channels of media information, each channel of the multiple channels including an independent continuous sequence of individual pieces of information; at least one server configured to transmit the media information of each channel, said server configured so that the media information for a particular channel of the multiple channels is transmitted at approximately the same time to a group, wherein the group comprises a set of all users that selected the particular channel; an application configured to generate a user interface screen including information selected from a group consisting of; a channel guide containing a list of the multiple channels; a program guide that provides information relating to a channel selected by a user; and an object configured to allow a user to initiate a purchase of a product; and at least one server configured to maintain an audit log that records data selected from a group consisting of; the channels selected by the users; how many users received the selected channels; times at which users received the selected channels; the total bytes of said media information transmitted to each user; the composition of said media information; and the identity of users. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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