Method and system for content delivery
First Claim
1. A method of receiving video or audio content, the method comprising:
- accessing a reference file using a data network-connected device including a native player;
executing the reference file with the data network-connected device and forming a video or audio content container file configured to be compatible with and executable by the native player, the reference file also including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data linking to at least a portion of content data within a content data file at a designated content source, the content data at least comprising video or audio data mapped to the content data file;
actuating the play control parameter values from the reference file, via associated play control commands on the data network-connected device, and directing the native player to execute the video or audio content container file to acquire the at least a portion of content data from the designated content source over a data network in accordance with the linking data; and
playing the at least a portion of the content data acquired from the designated content source, via the native player executing the video or audio content container file, as directed by the play control commands,wherein accessing the reference file includes accessing, if a format of the content data file is incompatible with the native player, the reference file generated to have a translated video or audio structure compatible with the native player, wherein the linking data is linked to codec-encoded data of the content data file and compatible with the translated video or audio structure.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing video content on a data network connected device having a display and a device display controller including a player. The method comprises the steps of a data network connected device, accesses a reference file including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data for one or more content sources. Play control commands are provided to the player based on the play control parameter values. Content data is acquired by the player from one or more content sources via the data network using the linking data, and the content acquired from each source played on the display in accordance with the player control commands. The reference file may be a pre-existing reference file or a reference file created in response to a request to play the video content data. A reference file compiler is provided for generating the reference file.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of receiving video or audio content, the method comprising:
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accessing a reference file using a data network-connected device including a native player; executing the reference file with the data network-connected device and forming a video or audio content container file configured to be compatible with and executable by the native player, the reference file also including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data linking to at least a portion of content data within a content data file at a designated content source, the content data at least comprising video or audio data mapped to the content data file; actuating the play control parameter values from the reference file, via associated play control commands on the data network-connected device, and directing the native player to execute the video or audio content container file to acquire the at least a portion of content data from the designated content source over a data network in accordance with the linking data; and playing the at least a portion of the content data acquired from the designated content source, via the native player executing the video or audio content container file, as directed by the play control commands, wherein accessing the reference file includes accessing, if a format of the content data file is incompatible with the native player, the reference file generated to have a translated video or audio structure compatible with the native player, wherein the linking data is linked to codec-encoded data of the content data file and compatible with the translated video or audio structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for receiving video or audio content, including a data network connected device having a device display controller including a native player, and comprising a processor configured to control the apparatus to at least:
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access a reference file using the data network-connected device including the native player; execute the reference file with the data network-connected device and form a video or audio content container file configured to be compatible with and executable by the native player, the reference file also including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data linking to at least a portion of content data within a content data file at a designated content source, the content data at least comprising video or audio data mapped to the content data file; actuate the play control parameter values from the reference file, via associated play control commands on the data network-connected device, and direct the native player to execute the video or audio content container file to acquire the at least a portion of content data from the designated content source over a data network in accordance with the linking data; and play the at least a portion of the content data acquired from the designated content source, via the native player executing the video or audio content container file, as directed by the play control commands, wherein the processor is configured to control the apparatus to access, if a format of the content data file is incompatible with the native player, the reference file generated to have a translated video or audio structure compatible with the native player, wherein the linking data is linked to codec-encoded data of the content data file and compatible with the translated video or audio structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code stored thereon for receiving video or audio content with a data network connected device having a device display controller including a native player, the computer program code comprising:
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program code for accessing a reference file using a data network-connected device including a native player; program code for executing the reference file with the data network-connected device and for forming a video or audio content container file configured to be compatible with and executable by the native player, the reference file also including a plurality of player control parameter values and linking data linking to at least a portion of content data within a content data file at a designated content source, the content data at least comprising video or audio data mapped to the content data file; program code for actuating the play control parameter values from the reference file, via associated play control commands on the data network-connected device, and for directing the native player to execute the video or audio content container file to acquire the at least a portion of content data from the designated content source over a data network in accordance with the linking data; and program code for playing the at least a portion of the content data acquired from the designated content source, via the native player executing the video or audio content container file, as directed by the play control commands, wherein the program code for accessing the reference file further comprises program code for accessing, if a format of the content data file is incompatible with the native player, the reference file generated to have a translated video or audio structure compatible with the native player, wherein the linking data is linked to codec-encoded data of the content data file and compatible with the translated video or audio structure. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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