Management of podcasts
First Claim
1. A method of verifying ownership of a podcast, comprising:
- receiving a claim of ownership of the podcast from a challenger, the podcast including podcast metadata content and podcast media content;
sending a code to the challenger; and
verifying that the code exists at a URL of the podcast,wherein when the verifying that the code exists at the URL of the podcast is successful, providing the challenger access to the podcast via a network, andwherein when the verifying that the code exists at the URL of the podcast is successful, associating the challenger with the podcast.
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Abstract
Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds (e.g., RSS feeds) that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the management of podcasts. Such tags can include a block tag that may be embedded into a syndication feed to indicate whether the feed is to be blocked from being included in the online media store. According to another aspect, management of podcasts may be facilitated by other mechanisms. In accordance with one embodiment, a user may challenge the ownership of a podcast to block or remove a podcast from the online media store. In accordance with another embodiment, images may be stored to allow efficient retrieval of the corresponding episode(s) of a podcast.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of verifying ownership of a podcast, comprising:
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receiving a claim of ownership of the podcast from a challenger, the podcast including podcast metadata content and podcast media content; sending a code to the challenger; and verifying that the code exists at a URL of the podcast, wherein when the verifying that the code exists at the URL of the podcast is successful, providing the challenger access to the podcast via a network, and wherein when the verifying that the code exists at the URL of the podcast is successful, associating the challenger with the podcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code tangibly stored therein for verifying ownership of a podcast, the computer readable medium, comprising:
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computer program code for receiving a claim of ownership of the podcast from a challenger, the podcast including podcast metadata content and podcast media content; computer program code for sending a code to the challenger; computer program code for verifying that the code exists at a URL of the podcast; computer program code for providing the challenger with access to the podcast when the computer program code for verifying successfully verifies that the code exists at the URL of the podcast; and computer program code for associating the challenger with the podcast when the computer program code for verifying successfully verifies that the code exists at the URL of the podcast. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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