Method and system for dynamic content delivery

• US 9,742,821 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2013
• Issued: 08/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Corporate Services Group Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Velusamy, Umashankar
• Primary Examiner(s): Daya, Tejis
• Application Number:
  US13/847,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20130219001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4015 where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast

Abstract

An approach is provided for sharing dynamic content among users. A communication system receives a request, via a voice communication session with a user device, for visual content that includes dynamic content. The communication system determines one or more of a plurality of destination devices to direct the visual content, wherein the one or more destination devices includes the user device. The communication system then initiates transmission of the visual content to the one or more destination devices over a communication session that is separate from the voice communication session.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request including authentication information associated with verifying the request based on subscriber information associated with a user device, via a voice communication session with the user device, for delivering visual content that includes the dynamic content,

wherein authorizing the user device to access the dynamic content is based on the subscriber information;

determining, utilizing a processor, based on the received request, a plurality of destination devices to direct the visual content to, wherein the plurality of destination devices includes the user device;

authorizing transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on the determining of the plurality of destination devices, the subscriber information associated with the user device and other information associated with the plurality of destination devices; and

initiating transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices over a data communication session that is separate from and concurrent with the voice communication session.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving registration information associated with the user device; and

causing transmission of the visual content that includes a live feed as at least part of the dynamic content,

wherein the other information associated with the plurality of destination devices includes one of an identifier, authorization information or a combination thereof,

wherein the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the user device, and is transmitted from a content delivery ecosystem,

wherein the content delivery ecosystem transmits, at least in part, customized visual content based, at least in part, on one or more preferences of users of the plurality of destination devices.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving the dynamic content from a cloud, prior to the transmission of the visual content.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the user device; and

filtering the request based, at least in part, on a subscription associated with the user device.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, the determination of the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on user preference information.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of destination devices include a set-top box.

7. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive a request including authentication information associated with verifying the request based on subscriber information associated with a user device via a voice communication session with the user device, for delivering visual content that includes the dynamic content,

wherein authorizing the user device to access the dynamic content is based on the subscriber information;

determine, based on the received request, a plurality of destination devices to direct the visual content to, wherein the plurality of destination devices includes the user device,

authorize transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on the determining of the plurality of destination devices, the subscriber information associated with the user device and other information associated with the plurality of destination devices, and

initialize the transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices over a data communication session that is separate from and concurrent with the voice communication session.

8. An apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive registration information associated with the user device, and

transmit the visual content including a live feed as at least part of the dynamic content,

wherein the other information associated with the plurality of destination devices includes one of an identifier, authorization information or a combination thereof,

wherein the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the user device, and is transmitted from a content delivery ecosystem,

wherein the content delivery ecosystem transmits, at least in part, customized visual content based, at least in part, on one or more preferences of users of the plurality of destination devices.

9. An apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

retrieve dynamic visual content from a cloud, prior from being caused to transmit the visual content.

10. An apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

authenticate the user device; and

filter the request based, at least in part, on a subscription associated with the user device.

11. An apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, the determination of the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on user preference information.

12. An apparatus of claim 7, wherein the plurality of destination devices include a set-top box.

13. A dynamic content delivery system comprising:

a voice service provider system configured to receive a request including authentication information associated with verifying the request based on subscriber information associated with a user device, via a voice communication session with the user device, for delivering visual content that includes the dynamic content,

wherein authorizing the user device to access the dynamic content is based on the subscriber information; and

a data service provider system configured to determine, based on the received request, one or more of a plurality of destination devices to direct the visual content, wherein the plurality of destination devices includes the user device, and authorize transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on the determining of the plurality of destination devices, the subscriber information associated with the user device and other information associated with the plurality of destination devices;

the data service provider system being further configured to initialize the transmission of the requested visual content to the plurality of destination devices over a data communication session that is separate from and concurrent with the voice communication session.

14. A dynamic content delivery system of claim 13, wherein the voice service provider system is further configured to

receive registration information associated with the user device, and

cause the transmission of the visual content that includes a live feed as at least part of the dynamic content,

wherein the other information associated with the plurality of destination devices includes one of an identifier, authorization information or a combination thereof,

wherein the visual content includes routing information that is based on a location of the user device, and is transmitted from a content delivery ecosystem,

wherein the content delivery ecosystem transmits, at least in part, customized visual content based, at least in part, on one or more preferences of users of the plurality of destination devices.

15. A dynamic content delivery system of claim 13, wherein the data service provider system is further configured to retrieve the dynamic content from a cloud, prior to the transmission of visual content.

16. A dynamic content delivery system of claim 13, wherein the voice service provider system is further configured to authenticate the user device;

and to filter the request based, at least in part on a subscription associated with the user device.

17. A dynamic content delivery system of claim 13, wherein the data service provider system is further configured to, at least in part, the determination of the plurality of destination devices based, at least in part, on user preference information.