Method and system for the delivery and storage of high definition audio-visual content

• US 10,560,732 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2018
• Issued: 02/11/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Setos Family Trust
• Original Assignee: Setos Family Trust
• Inventors: Setos, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Michael C
• Application Number:
  US16/000,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20180288457A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 709217-219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1073 Conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/103 applying security measure for protecting copy right protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment, e.g. protection the software providers copyright G06F21/10; data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; secrecy systems or subscription systems H04N7/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2225 Local VOD servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2396 characterized by admission policies admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for network security using user profiles for access control H04L63/102; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2662 Controlling the complexity of the video stream, e.g. by scaling the resolution or bitrate of the video stream based on the client capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/274 Storing end-user multimedia data in response to end-user request , e.g. network recorder
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4332 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. local EPG data repository interfaces, Database management systems or updating for information retrieval G06F16/23; details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4516 involving client characteristics, e.g. Set-Top-Box type, software version or amount of memory available
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 : Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only

Abstract

A system for permitting temporary access for delivery of owned content to a location selected by a subscriber is provided. The system includes a central facility in communication with a plurality of local networks. Through one of the local networks, the subscriber can access a database in the central facility, which contains content owned by the subscriber. An enhanced progressive download system and method for high definition audio-visual content is also provided. This method uses the download speed of the subscriber, the run time of the content to be downloaded, the size of the content, and the amount of local storage in the appliance of the subscriber. A desired wait time for downloading the content is selected, and based on these parameters, the amount of local storage needed for the content is calculated. If a ratio of the local storage available to the local storage needed for the content is above a desired threshold, a download of the content can begin.

Claims

1. A method for the enhanced progressive download of high definition audio-visual content to an appliance of a subscriber, wherein the content is part of a master list associated with the subscriber, the method comprising the steps of:

inquiring what a download speed DR_b/s of the subscriber is, and an amount of local storage LS in the appliance of the subscriber;

calculating a wait time WT_s, corresponding to a time that the content will take to download to the appliance, using the equation;

(((S_B×

8)−

(LS_B×

8))/DR_b/s)−

Rs=WT_s,

wherein R_s is the run time of the content, S_B is the size of the content, and LS_B is the amount of local storage needed for the content;

setting the value for WT_s at a first period of time;

solving the equation for LS_B;

dividing LS by LS_B;

if LS/LS_B is equal to or greater than a threshold value, preloading at least a portion of the content to the appliance;

if LS/LS_B is less than the threshold value, setting the value of WT_s at a second period of time, and recalculating LS_B, wherein the second period of time is greater than the first period of time; and

repeating the last three steps until LS/LS_B is greater than the threshold value, with the exception that, if the second period of time exceeds a maximum content download time, the method ends and the enhanced progressive download does not take place.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first period of time is one minute.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second period of time is two minutes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold value is ten.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is a plurality of content, and the method further comprises the step of assigning a probability that the subscriber will view each content on the master list.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the probability is calculated based on an algorithm that determines the subscriber'"'"'s viewing preferences.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the algorithm calculates the probability based on other content most recently purchased by the subscriber and other content most viewed by the subscriber.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the algorithm calculates the probability based on a genre or genres the subscriber views, and other content in the genre or genres.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the algorithm calculates the probability based on at least one of the following factors:

the availability date of the content;

the popularity of the content;

content that has been purchased by other subscribers; and

content that has been viewed by other subscribers.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of, after the longer of the first period of time and the second period of time has elapsed, playing the portion of the content that is preloaded.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the appliance seamlessly switches between the preloaded portion of the content and a file containing the remainder of the content, so that the content plays seamlessly.