System and method for using a website containing video playlists as input to a download manager

• US 8,683,350 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Issued: 03/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synergy Sports Technology, LLC
• Original Assignee: Synergy Sports Technology, LLC
• Inventors: Lahr, Nils B., Barr, Garrick
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US13/315,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20120150946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/719, 715/733, 715/748, 715/749, 715/760, 715/764, 715/765, 715/780, 715/781, 715/783, 715/609, 715/705, 715/736, 715/805, 715/810, 707/609, 707/705, 707/736, 707/805, 707/783, 709/200, 709/203, 709/229, 709/231, 709/201, 709/217, 709/219
• US Class Current: 715/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/183 Provision of network file services by network file servers, e.g. by using NFS, CIFS network file access protocols H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7847 using low-level visual features of the video content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0021 Image watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/215 Motion-based segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/40 in video content extracting overlay text G06V20/62; video retrieval G06F16/70; processing of video elementary streams in video servers H04N21/234; processing of video elementary streams in video clients H04N21/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/48 Matching video sequences
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/00 Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility G10L19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2223 being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 : involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 : involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 : by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 : Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44236 : Monitoring of piracy processes or activities protecting computer platforms against harmful, malicious or unexpected behaviour or activities using intrusion detection and counter measures G06F21/566; computer virus detection and handling G06F21/56
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 : for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 : Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8173 : End-user applications, e.g. Web browser, game
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 : involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Systems and methods for enabling the download of a set of media files with a specific order and specific contents and, more particularly, to enabling a download manager to automatically receive the information it requires to retrieve those elements required to replicate a streaming edit through local playback after the downloads complete.

Claims

1. A method for downloading files from a website comprising:

presenting a website viewable by a user;

initializing a primary function selected by the user to override the security protocol of the website;

filtering the user-selected primary function;

activating a secondary function to invoke a download manager external to the website; and

utilizing the download manager to obtain from the website and store to a memory device at least one video data file and video metadata file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting a website viewable by a user includes a webpage having a plug-in application executable by the user'"'"'s local machine.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein presenting a website viewable by the user includes a webpage having a list of downloadable files.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein utilizing a download manager includes downloading the plug-in application executable by the local computer.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein utilizing the download manager includes selecting at least one file from the list via the download manager operating from the user'"'"'s computer.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein presenting a website viewable by the user includes a webpage having a grid of downloadable files.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein utilizing the download manager includes selecting at least one file located in a cell of the grid via the download manager operating from the user'"'"'s computer.

8. A computer executable medium having computerized instructions to perform a method for downloading files from a website comprising:

presenting a website viewable by a user;

initializing a primary function selected by the user to override the security protocol of the website;

filtering the user-selected primary function;

activating a secondary function to invoke a download manager external to the website; and

utilizing the download manager to obtain from the website and store to a memory device at least one video data file and video metadata file.

9. The computer executable medium of claim 8, wherein presenting a website viewable by a user includes a webpage having a plug-in application executable by the user'"'"'s local machine.

10. The computer executable medium of claim 9, wherein presenting a website viewable by the user includes a webpage having a list of downloadable files.

11. The computer executable medium of claim 10, wherein utilizing a download manager includes downloading the plug-in application executable by the local computer.

12. The computer executable medium of claim 11, wherein utilizing the download manager includes selecting at least one file from the list via the download manager operating from the user'"'"'s computer.

13. The computer executable medium of claim 10, wherein presenting a website viewable by the user includes a webpage having a grid of downloadable files.

14. The computer executable medium of claim 13, wherein utilizing the download manager includes selecting at least one file located in a cell of the grid via the download manager operating from the user'"'"'s computer.

15. A system for downloading files from a website comprising:

a computer system configured to present a website viewable by a user;

means for initializing a primary function selected by the user via the computer system to override the security protocol of the website;

means for filtering the user-selected primary function via the computer system;

means for activating a secondary function to invoke a download manager external to the website via the computer system; and

means for utilizing the download manager via the computer system to obtain from the website and store to a memory device at least one video data file and video metadata file.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for utilizing a download manager include computer executable instructions by a server.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the server computer executable instructions include engaging a computer pointing device to procure a website menu, receiving a web application script, setting download option, storing a session in a database, displaying a file link, engaging the file link to run the download manager operating from the user'"'"'s local computer, and retrieving a file associated with the file link, and storing the file on the user'"'"'s local computer.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for utilizing a download manager include computer executable instructions by a user'"'"'s local computer.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the user'"'"'s local computer executable instructions include engaging a computer pointing device to procure a website built-in browser menu, sending a universal resource locator, running the download managers from the user'"'"'s local computer, setting download options, and sending a job instruction for storing the file on the user'"'"'s local computer.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein retrieving a file associated with the file link includes interaction with a webpage having instructions for the user to designate a directory name, a brief description of the file being retrieved, declaring a numerical value of media clips to designate for storage, declaring the viewing order of the media clips, and commands to initiate file download to the user'"'"'s local computer.