System and method for content owner controllable hosted distributions system
First Claim
1. A method for distributing content over a network, the method comprising:
- providing by a communications service provider a content distribution node, wherein content stored by the content distribution node is accessible to subscriber of the communications service provider without traversing the Internet;
providing, via the content distribution node, a content mall comprising a plurality of content stores, wherein each of the content stores employs a CODEC proprietary to that content store to encode content stored on that content store;
providing a set-top box software repository having one or more software modules, each software module associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each software module allows a set-top box to access the respectively associated content store;
providing a centralized CODEC storage facility for content providers to store CODECS for download by subscribers of the communication service provider;
providing an advertisement repository storing one or more sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each set of advertisements displays only with content from the respectively associated content store; and
granting access, via the content distribution node, to a plurality of content providers to store;
content to a respective content store in the content mall, wherein each content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store;
a content provider software module associated with the respective content store; and
a set of advertisements associated with the respective content store.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments include a method for distributing content over a network. The method includes providing by a communications service provider a content distribution node. Content stored by the content distribution node is accessible to subscriber of the communications service provider without traversing the Internet for enabling a quality of service guarantee. The content distribution node is configured to store a content mall comprising a plurality of content stores. The content distribution node is configured to grant access to a plurality of content providers to store content to a respective content store in the content mall. The content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for distributing content over a network, the method comprising:
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providing by a communications service provider a content distribution node, wherein content stored by the content distribution node is accessible to subscriber of the communications service provider without traversing the Internet; providing, via the content distribution node, a content mall comprising a plurality of content stores, wherein each of the content stores employs a CODEC proprietary to that content store to encode content stored on that content store; providing a set-top box software repository having one or more software modules, each software module associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each software module allows a set-top box to access the respectively associated content store; providing a centralized CODEC storage facility for content providers to store CODECS for download by subscribers of the communication service provider; providing an advertisement repository storing one or more sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each set of advertisements displays only with content from the respectively associated content store; and granting access, via the content distribution node, to a plurality of content providers to store; content to a respective content store in the content mall, wherein each content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store; a content provider software module associated with the respective content store; and a set of advertisements associated with the respective content store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for distributing content over a network, the system comprising:
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a data storage unit configured to store content; a network interface for communicatively coupling to the network; a memory component configured to store data and executable instructions; a processing unit configured to execute the executable instructions to; provide a content mall that is accessible to subscribers of a communications service provider without traversing the Internet, the content mall comprising a plurality of content stores, wherein each of the content stores employs a CODEC proprietary to that content store to encode content stored on that content store; provide a set-top box software repository having one or more software modules, each software module associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each software module allows a set-top box to access the respectively associated content store; provide a centralized CODEC storage facility for content providers to store CODECS for download by subscribers of the communication service provider; providing an advertisement repository storing one or more sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each set of advertisements displays only with content from the respectively associated content store; and grant access to a plurality of content providers to store; content to a respective content store in the content mall, wherein each content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store; a content provider software module associated with the respective content store; and a set of advertisements associated with the respective content store. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code comprising instructions to:
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provide a content mall that is accessible to subscribers of a communications service provider without traversing the Internet, the content mall comprising a plurality of content stores, wherein each of the content stores employs a CODEC proprietary to that content store to encode content stored on that content store; provide a set-top box software repository having one or more software modules, each software module associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each software module allows a set-top box to access the respectively associated content store provide a centralized CODEC storage facility for content providers to store CODECS for download by subscribers of the communication service provider; providing an advertisement repository storing one or more sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements associated respectively with a content store of the plurality of content stores, wherein each set of advertisements displays only with content from the respectively associated content store; and grant access to a plurality of content providers to store; content to a respective content store in the content mall, wherein a content provider maintains control over content stored in their respective content store; a content provider software module associated with the respective content store; and a set of advertisements associated with the respective content store.
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