Method and system for providing media programming

• US 9,923,947 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NTECH Properties, Inc.
• Original Assignee: NTECH Properties, Inc.
• Inventors: Marcus, Dwight
• Primary Examiner(s): JEAN GILLES, JUDE
• Application Number:
  US14/967,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20160359936A1
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 709219, 709203, 709246, 709206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method of generating media programming includes the steps of providing by an aggregator to a client a list of feeds; receiving by the aggregator from the client a selection of one of the feeds; receiving by a publisher from the aggregator the feed selection; and providing to the client media programming based on a publisher-initiated feed responsive to the feed selection and including media elements selected and concatenated with the feed responsive to the client information.

Claims

1. A method of generating customized media programming, comprising:

providing by an aggregator, to a client device associated with a user, a list of media feeds available from at least one publisher, wherein each said media feed comprises a plurality of media elements selected from audio media elements, visual media elements, and combinations thereof;

receiving by the aggregator from the client device a selection identifying at least one of the media feeds;

providing, to a publisher from the aggregator, the media feed selection received from the client device;

analyzing, by the publisher, user information included in the media feed selection;

inserting into media programming based on a publisher-initiated feed responsive to the media feed selection, based on the user information, an element based on at least one of positioning, frequency, type, demographic targeting, geo-targeting and psychographic targeting;

providing, to the client device, the media programming; and

dynamically updating the element in the media programming responsive to additional user information provided by the aggregator.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the element comprises at least one of media clips, sidebars, overlays, audio elements, animation elements, and graphical elements residing/displaying within or outside of a player region of the client device.