System and method for routing media
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one computing device via a communication network, a request for media from a communication device, the at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software;
determining, by the at least one computing device, at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device; and
transmitting, by the at least one computing device for reception by the communication device, at least one play script comprising;
(i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media,(ii) an indication that an advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device,(iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to facilitate streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and(iv) one or more instructions for use by the communication device together with the at least one URL to cause the at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device.
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Abstract
The system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media comprises an enhanced service routing processor (ESRP), a real time switch management system (RTSMS), a name routing processor (NRP), and a managed media switch (MMS). The RTSMS has a reservation system. The ESRP receives media from an owner, manages the media according to media rules and order rules defined by the owner, and distributes the media to one or more switches, such as the MMS, according to the media rules and the order rules. The RTSMS is configured to receive the media rules and to receive a viewer'"'"'s media request via the reservation server. The reservation system of the RTSMS processes the media request according to the media rules and builds a reservation for the requested media. The RTSMS generates the reservation to the viewer and to the NRP. The NRP receives the reservation data from the viewer and from the RTSMS. The NRP processes the reservation data and locates an MMS that can stream the media to the viewer. The NRP transmits the IP address of the MMS to the viewer and transmits the reservation data to the MMS. The viewer initiates a session or connection with the MMS using the reservation number. If the reservation data from the viewer matches the reservation data from the NRP, the MMS streams the media to the viewer.
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70 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computing device via a communication network, a request for media from a communication device, the at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software; determining, by the at least one computing device, at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device; and transmitting, by the at least one computing device for reception by the communication device, at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) an indication that an advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to facilitate streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and (iv) one or more instructions for use by the communication device together with the at least one URL to cause the at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software to:
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receive a request for media from a communication device; determine at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device; and transmit for reception by the communication device at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) an indication that an advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to facilitate streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and (iv) one or more instructions for use by the communication device together with the at least one URL to cause the at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system comprising:
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at least one computing device comprising hardware; and instructions executable by the at least one computing device to; receive a request for media from a communication device; determine at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device; and transmit for reception by the communication device at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) an indication that an advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to facilitate streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and (iv) one or more instructions for use by the communication device together with the at least one URL to cause the at least one portion of the requested media to be streamed to the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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