Third party media channel access in a media exchange network

• US 20040117813A1
• Filed: 09/30/2003
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bennett, James, Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Granted Patent: US 9,357,256 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/5
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• 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 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/80 Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se arrangements for generating broadcast information H04H60/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• 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

Abstract

Certain aspects of the invention may be found in a method and system for providing media in a communication network and may comprise generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider. Payment and/or authorization information may be provided to the non-broadcast channel provider and the media transferred from a storage location other than the non-broadcast channel provider to the first location. A representation of the received media may be presented in a media guide and/or a channel guide at the first location and the received media may be consumed at the first location. The method may further comprise the step of requesting that the received media be transferred from the storage location to a second location. An identifier of the second location may be transferred to the non-broadcast channel provider so that media may be transferred to the second location.

Claims

1. A method for providing media in a communication network, the method comprising:

generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;

providing at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and

receiving said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising presenting a representation of said transferred received media in at least one of a media guide and a channel guide at said first location.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising consuming said received media at said first location.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising requesting that said received media be transferred from said storage location to a second location.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising transferring an identifier of said second location to said non-broadcast channel provider.

6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising presenting a representation of said transferred received media in at least one of a media guide and a channel guide at said second location.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein said media is consumed at said second location.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein said non-broadcast channel provider authorizes said storage location to transfer said media to at least one of said first location and said second location.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising searching said non-broadcast channel provider for information related to said media according to said generated request.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting said received media for consumption.

11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for providing media in a communication network, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:

generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;

providing at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and

receiving said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider.

12. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for presenting a representation of said transferred received media in at least one of a media guide and a channel guide at said first location.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for consuming said received media at said first location.

14. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for requesting that said received media be transferred from said storage location to a second location.

15. The machine-readable storage according to claim 14, further comprising code for transferring an identifier of said second location to said non-broadcast channel provider.

16. The machine-readable storage according to claim 14, further comprising code for presenting a representation of said transferred received media in at least one of a media guide and a channel guide at said second location.

17. The machine-readable storage according to claim 14, wherein said media is consumed at said second location.

18. The machine-readable storage according to claim 14, wherein said non-broadcast channel provider authorizes said storage location to transfer said media to at least one of said first location and said second location.

19. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for searching said non-broadcast channel provider for information related to said media according to said generated request.

20. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for selecting said received media for consumption.

21. A system for providing media in a communication network, the system comprising:

at least one processor that generates a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider;

said at least one processor provides at least one of payment and authorization information to said non-broadcast channel provider; and

said at least one processor receives said media from a storage location other than said non-broadcast channel provider.

23. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one processor consumes said received media at said first location.

24. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one processor requests that said received media be transferred from said storage location to a second location.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein said at least one processor transfers an identifier of said second location to said non-broadcast channel provider.

26. The system according to claim 24, wherein said at least one processor presents a representation of said transferred received media in at least one of a media guide and a channel guide at said second location.

27. The system according to claim 24, wherein said media is consumed at said second location.

28. The system according to claim 24, wherein said non-broadcast channel provider authorizes said storage location to transfer said media to at least one of said first location and said second location.

29. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one processor searches said non-broadcast channel provider for information related to said media according to said generated request.

30. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one processor selects said received media for consumption.

31. The system according to claim 21, wherein said at least one processor is at least one of a media processing system processor, a media management system processor, a computer processor, a media exchange software processor and a media peripheral processor.