Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media management

• US 9,531,711 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Branam, Michael, Pirani, Akbar
• Primary Examiner(s): TOWFIGHI, AFSHAWN M
• Application Number:
  US15/173,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20160285868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 204 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/104 Grouping of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23103 using load balancing strategies, e.g. by placing or distributing content on different disks, different memories or different servers storage management G06F3/0604; allocation of resources considering the load in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/505; techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system G06F9/5083; access to distributed or replicated servers, e.g. load balancing, in data networks H04L67/1001
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6379 directed to encoder , e.g. for requesting a lower encoding rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6408 Unicasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

An aspect of media management services includes allocating a portion of a storage system to a user, storing media files received from the user in the allocated portion of the storage system, and receiving a live media stream from a media recording device of the user. For each media file in a subset of the media files selected by the user, wherein the subset includes the live media stream, an aspect further includes receiving an identification of each of a plurality of target viewers, and receiving, from the user, an authorization requirement and an access code. In response to receiving a request from a target viewer that includes a corresponding access code, an aspect includes creating a listing of the media files based on the identification, presenting the listing to the target viewer, and visually differentiating, via the listing, the live media stream from the media files in the listing.

Claims

1. A method for providing media management services, comprising:

allocating a portion of a storage system to a user via an account, the allocated portion of the storage system accessible to the user via user credentials assigned to the user as a subscriber of the media management services;

storing media files received from the user in the allocated portion of the storage system;

receiving a live media stream from a media recording device of the user;

for each media file in a subset of the media files selected by the user, wherein the subset of media files selected by the user includes the live media stream;

receiving, from the user, an identification of each of a plurality of target viewers;

receiving, from the user, an authorization requirement and an access code, the authorization requirement and the access code configured to validate each of the plurality of target viewers before providing the target viewers with access to the corresponding media files in the subset; and

in response to receiving a request from one of the plurality of target viewers, the request including a corresponding access code;

creating a listing of the media files based on the identification of the one of the target viewers;

presenting the listing to the one of the target viewers, the listing including the live media stream; and

visually differentiating, via the listing, the live media stream from the media files in the listing that are stored in the allocated portion of the storage system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the allocated portion of the storage space is a first allocated portion of the storage space, the user is a first user, and the account is a first account, the method further comprising:

allocating a second portion of the storage space to a second user via a second account, the second portion of the storage space accessible to the second user via user credentials assigned to the second user;

storing media files received from the second user in the allocated second portion of the storage space; and

sharing the second allocated portion of the storage space with the first user based on a device identifier of the media recording device that is common to both of the first account and the second account.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

mapping a user identification of the user to the account, the user identification received from the media recording device; and

storing a media file generated by the media recording device in the allocated portion of the storage system based on the user identification.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, a media descriptor for each of the media files, the media descriptor stored with each of the corresponding media files.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

audibly differentiating the live media stream from the stored media files in the listing.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising defining conditions for generating an alert in response to an amount of storage space consumed in the allocated portion of the storage system;

and

transmitting the alert to the user when one of the conditions is met.

7. A system for providing media management services, comprising:

memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and

a processor executing the computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

allocating a portion of a storage system to a user via an account, the allocated portion of the storage system accessible to the user via user credentials assigned to the user as a subscriber of the media management services;

storing media files received from the user in the allocated portion of the storage system;

receiving a live media stream from a media recording device of the user;

for each media file in a subset of the media files selected by the user, wherein the subset of media files selected by the user includes the live media stream;

receiving, from the user, an identification of each of a plurality of target viewers;

receiving, from the user, an authorization requirement and an access code, the authorization requirement and the access code configured to validate each of the plurality of target viewers before providing the target viewers with access to the corresponding media files in the subset; and

in response to receiving a request from one of the plurality of target viewers, the request including a corresponding access code;

creating a listing of the media files based on the identification of the one of the target viewers;

presenting the listing to the one of the target viewers, the listing including the live media stream; and

visually differentiating, via the listing, the live media stream from the media files in the listing that are stored in the allocated portion of the storage system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the allocated portion of the storage space is a first allocated portion of the storage space, the user is a first user, and the account is a first account, wherein the operations further comprise:

allocating a second portion of the storage space to a second user via a second account, the second portion of the storage space accessible to the second user via user credentials assigned to the second user;

storing media files received from the second user in the allocated second portion of the storage space; and

sharing the second allocated portion of the storage space with the first user based on a device identifier of the media recording device that is common to both of the first account and the second account.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

mapping a user identification of the user to the account, the user identification received from the media recording device; and

storing a media file generated by the media recording device in the allocated portion of the storage system based on the user identification.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the user, a media descriptor for each of the media files, the media descriptor stored with each of the corresponding media files.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

audibly differentiating the live media stream from the stored media files in the listing.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise:

defining conditions for generating an alert in response to an amount of storage space consumed in the allocated portion of the storage system; and

transmitting the alert to the user when one of the conditions is met.

13. A computer program product for providing media management services, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage medium embodied with machine-readable computer program code, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:

allocate a portion of a storage system to a user via an account, the allocated portion of the storage system accessible to the user via user credentials assigned to the user as a subscriber of the media management services;

store media files received from the user in the allocated portion of the storage system;

receive a live media stream from a media recording device of the user;

for each media file in a subset of the media files selected by the user, wherein the subset of media files selected by the user includes the live media stream;

receive, from the user, an identification of each of a plurality of target viewers;

receive, from the user, an authorization requirement and an access code, the authorization requirement and the access code configured to validate each of the plurality of target viewers before providing the target viewers with access to the corresponding media files in the subset; and

in response to receiving a request from one of the plurality of target viewers, the request including a corresponding access code;

create a listing of the media files based on the identification of the one of the target viewers;

present the listing to the one of the target viewers, the listing including the live media stream; and

visually differentiate, via the listing, the live media stream from the media files in the listing that are stored in the allocated portion of the storage system.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the allocated portion of the storage space is a first allocated portion of the storage space, the user is a first user, and the account is a first account, wherein the machine-readable computer program code further causes the computer to:

allocate a second portion of the storage space to a second user via a second account, the second portion of the storage space accessible to the second user via user credentials assigned to the second user;

store media files received from the second user in the allocated second portion of the storage space; and

share the second allocated portion of the storage space with the first user based on a device identifier of the media recording device that is common to both of the first account and the second account.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable computer program code further causes the computer to:

map a user identification of the user to the account, the user identification received from the media recording device; and

store a media file generated by the media recording device in the allocated portion of the storage system based on the user identification.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable computer program code further causes the computer to:

receive, from the user, a media descriptor for each of the media files, the media descriptor stored with each of the corresponding media files.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable computer program code further causes the computer to:

audibly differentiate the live media stream from the stored media files in the listing.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the machine-readable computer program code further causes the computer to:

define conditions for generating an alert in response to an amount of storage space consumed in the allocated portion of the storage system; and

transmit the alert to the user when one of the conditions is met.