Method and apparatus for creating and posting media

• US 20060265477A1
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Post Media Systems LLC (Equitable IP Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Trio Systems, LLC
• Inventors: Bartholomew, Alan
• Granted Patent: US 7,472,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3051 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring the configuration of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring the presence of processing resources, peripherals, I/O links, software programs verification or detection of system hardware configuration G06F11/2247
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets

Abstract

A method and apparatus for creating and posting media is provided. For example, the invention allows a user to quickly create, signal process, encode, and transfer media files to a server for storage, posting, distribution, and retrieval. Thus, media such as audio, video, display, photo, spreadsheet, Web Clips, and HTML pages can be combined into a media file for uploading to a server and accessed from listings posted at web sites. A user downloads and installs a plug-in on a computer and performs various tasks. For example, the user can create a combined audio and photo media file on the computer and perform digital signal processing and encoding of the media file and upload to a server for storage, posting, distribution, and retrieval. An information management system provides file and file list rankings based upon selection or click through of files and file listings.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A system for sharing media for retrieval comprising:

a server configured to receive and store a mediagram that comprises at least one reference to audio data and a set of media attributes, and wherein said mediagram is configured for retrieval via a communications network;

said mediagram referenced in an ordered list on said server;

said server configured to present said ordered list comprising said mediagram to at least one client configured to execute on a client computer to enable a user of said at least one client computer system to select a list item for retrieval from said server; and

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said ordered list and contents of said ordered list configured to be altered dynamically as a result of input provided to said ordered list.

3. The system for sharing media for retrieval of claim 2 further comprising:

said at least one client configured to retrieve said mediagram from said server in response to said selection and wherein said at least one client is configured to reference said mediagram in an ordered list;

said at least one client configured to retrieve said audio data using said reference to said audio data contained in said mediagram;

said at least one client configured to present said ordered list comprising said mediagram to enable a user of said at least one client to select a list item for playback of said audio data referenced by said mediagram; and

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4. A system for sharing media for retrieval comprising:

a mediagram comprising an atomic unit having at least one reference to audio data and a set of media attributes;

a server comprising said mediagram wherein said server is accessible by at least one client configured to execute on a client computer;

said server configured to present said mediagram to enable a user to select said mediagram for retrieval from said server;

said at least one client configured to retrieve said mediagram from said server in response to said selection and wherein said at least one client is configured to reference said mediagram in an ordered list;

said at least one client configured to retrieve said audio data using said reference to said audio data contained in said mediagram; and

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said at least one client configured to present said ordered list comprising said mediagram to enable a user of said at least one client to select a list item for playback of said audio data referenced by said mediagram.

5. The system for sharing media for retrieval of claim 4 further comprising:

said mediagram referenced in an ordered list on said server; and

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said ordered list on said server and contents of said ordered list on said server configured to be altered dynamically as a result of input provided to said ordered list.

6. The system for sharing media for retrieval of claim 4 further comprising:

said ordered list on said client and contents of said ordered list on said client configured to be altered automatically as a result of changes to said media attributes of said mediagram.

7. A system for sharing media for retrieval comprising:

a first client configured to execute on a client computer system configured to connect to a server via a communication network;

wherein said server comprises references to audio data stored on said server, wherein said audio data is from a plurality of sources and is stored in condition for retrieval;

wherein said first client is configured to obtain said references to said audio data from said server;

wherein said first client is configured to create a mediagram specified by a creator user wherein said mediagram comprises said references enabling retrieval of said audio data wherein said mediagram comprises an atomic unit having at least one reference to said audio data and a set of media attributes;

wherein said first client is configured to publish said mediagram to said server via said communication network;

wherein said server is configured to receive and store said mediagram that comprises said references enabling retrieval of said audio data;

wherein said mediagram is referenced in an ordered list on said server;

wherein said server is configured to cause said ordered list comprising said mediagram to be displayed on at least one other client in a way that enables a user of at least one other client computer to select a list item for retrieval to said at least one other client; and

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wherein said ordered list and contents of said ordered list are altered dynamically as a result of input provided to said ordered list.