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 capable of using instructions received from the at least one computing device to obtain at least one portion of the requested media using at least one resource other than the at least one computing device;
generating, by the at least one computing device, at least one play script comprising;
(i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media;
(ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media,(iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device available to facilitate streaming of at least one 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media; and
transmitting, by the at least one computing device to the communication device, the at least one play script to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media via the communication network using the at least one resource other than the at least one computing 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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74 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 capable of using instructions received from the at least one computing device to obtain at least one portion of the requested media using at least one resource other than the at least one computing device; generating, by the at least one computing device, at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media; (ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device available to facilitate streaming of at least one 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media; and transmitting, by the at least one computing device to the communication device, the at least one play script to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media via the communication network using the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
a management system comprising at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software to; receive, via a communication network, a request for media from a communication device capable of using instructions received from the at least one computing device to obtain at least one portion of the requested media using at least one resource other than the at least one computing device; generate at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media; (ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device available to facilitate streaming of at least one 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media; and transmit to the communication device the at least one play script to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media via the communication network using the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A media streaming management method, comprising:
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receiving, by a management system comprising at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software, a request for media, from a communication device capable of playing the requested media; in response to the request for media and based on one or more attributes of the communication device and one or more rules associated with the requested media, generating and transmitting, by the at least one computing device to the communication device over a communication network, a play script including (i) at least one identification of at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one 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 available 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; and instructions executable by the at least one processor to; receive a request for media from a communication device capable of using instructions received from the at least one computing device to obtain at least one portion of the requested media using at least one resource other than the at least one computing device; generate at least one play script comprising; (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media; (ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, the at least one URL including at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device available to facilitate streaming of at least one 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media; and transmit to the communication device the at least one play script to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media via the communication network using the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A media streaming management system, comprising:
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a management system comprising at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software to; receive a request for media via a communication network from a communication device capable of playing the requested media; and in response to the request for media and based on one or more attributes of the communication device and one or more rules associated with the requested media, generate and transmit, to the communication device over the communication network, a play script including (i) at least one identification of at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) a reservation identification associated with the request for media, (iii) at least one universal resource locator (URL) associated with the at least one 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 available 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 and the reservation identification to enable the communication device to obtain the at least one portion of the requested media. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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