System and method for routing media
DCFirst Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software, a request for media via a communication network from at least one 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;
determining, by the at least one computing device, whether the at least one portion of the requested media is available for streaming in accordance with at least one program comprising at least one rule to use one or more attributes of the at least one communication device to identify at least one advertising media clip;
determining, by the at least one computing device, the at least one advertising media clip based on the one or more attributes of the at least one communication device;
generating, from the at least one computing device, at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip; and
transmitting, by the at least one computing device to the at least one communication device over the communication network, the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip, at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to enable streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and one or more instructions as to how the at least one portion of the requested media is to be streamed for reception by the at least one 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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65 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computing device comprising a combination of hardware and software, a request for media via a communication network from at least one 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; determining, by the at least one computing device, whether the at least one portion of the requested media is available for streaming in accordance with at least one program comprising at least one rule to use one or more attributes of the at least one communication device to identify at least one advertising media clip; determining, by the at least one computing device, the at least one advertising media clip based on the one or more attributes of the at least one communication device; generating, from the at least one computing device, at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip; and transmitting, by the at least one computing device to the at least one communication device over the communication network, the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip, at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to enable streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and one or more instructions as to how the at least one portion of the requested media is to be streamed for reception by the at least one communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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 at least one 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; determine whether the at least one portion of the requested media is available for streaming in accordance with at least one program comprising a rule to use one or more attributes of the at least one communication device to identify at least one advertising media clip; determine the at least one advertising media clip based on the one or more attributes of the at least one communication device; generate at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip; and transmit, to the at least one communication device via the communication network, the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip, at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to enable streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and one or more instructions as to how the at least one portion of the requested media is to be streamed for reception by the at least one communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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at least one hardware processor; at least one application encoded with instructions executable by the at least one processor to; receive a request for media via a communication network from at least one 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; determine whether the at least one portion of the requested media is available for streaming in accordance with at least one program comprising at least one rule to use one or more attributes of the at least one communication device to identify at least one advertising media clip; determine the at least one advertising media clip based on the one or more attributes of the at least one communication device; generate at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip; and transmit, to the at least one communication device via the communication network, the at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip, at least one identification of the at least one resource other than the at least one computing device to enable streaming of the at least one portion of the requested media, and one or more instructions as to how the at least one portion of the requested media is to be streamed for reception by the at least one communication device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A media streaming management method, comprising:
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receiving, by 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, transmitting, from the at least one computing device to the communication device over a communication network, (i) at least one identification of at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) an indication that at least one advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device, (iii) 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) information for use by the communication device as to how the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip are to be presented to a user of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A media streaming management 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 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, transmit to the communication device, over a communication network, (i) at least one identification of the at least one portion of the requested media, (ii) an indication that at least one advertising media clip is to be streamed to the communication device, (iii) 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) information for use by the communication device as to how the at least one portion of the requested media and the at least one advertising media clip are to be presented to a user of the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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Specification