Media services devices and methods

• US 9,537,916 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2008
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jerding, Dean F., Rodriguez, Arturo A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Flynn, Randy
• Assistant Examiner(s): BROWN, RUEBEN M
• Application Number:
  US12/175,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20080276274A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,091 Days
• Field of Search: 725/38, 725/100, 725 60- 61, 725/104, 715/719, 715/783
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23617 by inserting additional data into a data carousel, e.g. inserting software modules into a DVB carousel arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/241 Operating system [OS] processes, e.g. server setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26266 for determining content or additional data repetition rate, e.g. of a file in a DVB carousel according to its importance arrangements for broadcast or for distribution of identical information repeatedly in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6118 : involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6168 : involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 : involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 : Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A media services device including a display device configured to present user-selectable options corresponding to video-on-demand services, and a video-on-demand application server component configured to provide the video-on-demand services responsive to user selection of the options.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a media services client device comprising;

a display device configured to present user-selectable options corresponding to video-on-demand services;

a platform comprising a SAM client;

an operating system separate from the platform, the operating system comprising a resource manager, wherein the resource manager is interfaced with the SAM client to control resources of the media service client device;

a video-on-demand application server component configured to provide the video-on-demand services responsive to user selection of the options; and

a server database remote from the media services client device, wherein the server database stores data in a markup language, the markup language comprising at least a high capacity element and a low capacity element, wherein the high capacity element groups a first plurality of model elements identifying a first plurality of digital home communication terminals and the low capacity element groups a second plurality of model elements identifying a second plurality of digital home communication terminals, and wherein each of the second plurality of digital home communication terminals has fewer applications and less data storage than each of the first plurality of digital home communication terminals, wherein the media service client device further comprises a extensible style sheet (XSL) processor to translate the markup language media-on-demand information to be displayed on the display device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises buttons or keys that enable the user selection of the options.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote control device communicatively coupled to the media services device, the remote control device comprising buttons that enables the user selection of the options.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server database stores information about video-on-demand services available to the user.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the server database stores the information in extensible markup language (XML).

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the media services client device further comprises a web browser and a video-on-demand application client.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the video-on-demand application client further comprises the extensible style sheet (XSL) processor configured to translate media catalog information formatted in extensible markup language (XML) and accessed from a server database residing in the media services client device.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the video-on-demand application client comprises the video-on-demand application server component.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a computer monitor.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a television screen.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the media services client device further comprises one or more wireless interfaces configured to receive or transmit data to other devices.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the media services client device further comprises one or more wired interfaces configured to receive or transmit data to other devices.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the media services client device further comprises client applications configured to provide digital music services.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the media services client device further comprises client applications configured to provide communication services.

15. A method, comprising:

generating at a media services client device a user interface comprising a movie option, the movie options further comprising a choice of video-on-demand services;

displaying the movie option on a display device of the media services client device;

communicating with a server database remote from the media services client device, wherein the server database stores data in a markup language comprising at least a high capacity element and a low capacity element, wherein the high capacity element groups a first plurality of model elements identifying a first plurality of digital home communication terminals and the low capacity element groups a second plurality of model elements identifying a second plurality of digital home communication terminals, and wherein each of the second plurality of digital home communication terminals has fewer applications and less data storage than each of the first plurality of digital home communication terminals, wherein the media service client device further comprises a extensible style sheet (XSL) processor to translate the markup language media-on-demand information to be displayed on the display device;

providing, by a video-on-demand application server component of the media services client device, a video-on-demand service from the video-on-demand services corresponding to the movie option; and

controlling, by a resource manager interfaced with a platform comprising a SAM client, resources of the media services client device, wherein the resource manager is located on an operating system separate from the platform.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving user input at the media services client device corresponding to the movie option.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the user input further comprises receiving the user input at the display device.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the display device comprises a computer monitor.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the display device comprises a television screen.