Media playing system and method for delivering multimedia content with up-to-date and targeted marketing messages over a communication network
First Claim
1. A media playing system for delivering a multimedia content with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages to users over a communication network comprising:
- (a) a media server for managing media content files, media content profiles, marketing messages, marketing message data profile, end user profiles, and a billing database;
(b) a web server for interfacing with said users for registering and authenticating said users, and for facilitating downloading of said media content files and said market messages targeted for said users; and
(c) a client device comprising a media player for playing said media content file while said marketing messages are readily available locally or remotely on said media server over said communication network, wherein said media player automatically schedules lengths of intermissions for playing said media content file containing said marketing messages based on said marketing message data profiles and said media content profile.
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Abstract
A system and method for delivering multimedia content with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages over a communication network, and a system that provides a portal for media producers to publish their media contents by delivering media contents with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages to users over a communication network are disclosed. The invention comprises a media content server, a web server and media player, capable of delivering/playing media contents and marketing messages either on-line or off-line by locally storing media contents and targeted marketing messages.
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53 Claims
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1. A media playing system for delivering a multimedia content with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages to users over a communication network comprising:
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(a) a media server for managing media content files, media content profiles, marketing messages, marketing message data profile, end user profiles, and a billing database;
(b) a web server for interfacing with said users for registering and authenticating said users, and for facilitating downloading of said media content files and said market messages targeted for said users; and
(c) a client device comprising a media player for playing said media content file while said marketing messages are readily available locally or remotely on said media server over said communication network, wherein said media player automatically schedules lengths of intermissions for playing said media content file containing said marketing messages based on said marketing message data profiles and said media content profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for playing a multimedia content with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages delivered to a user over a communication network comprising the steps of:
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(a) registering and authenticating said user at a web server;
(b) confirming whether marketing messages targeted for said user are readily available locally on a client device or remotely on a media server over said communication network for a media player to play;
(c) automatically searching and downloading marketing messages targeted for said user through a web server;
(d) automatically scheduling lengths of intermissions for playing said marketing messages along with playing of said media content file based on a marketing message data profiles and a media content profile; and
(e) playing said media content file and marketing messages as scheduled in said step (d) while marketing messages are readily available. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for providing a portal for media content providers to publish their media contents by delivering media contents with up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages to users over a communication network comprising:
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(a) a media server for managing media content files, media content profiles, marketing messages, marketing message data profile, end user profiles, and a billing database;
(b) a web server for interfacing with said users for registering and authenticating said users, and for facilitating downloading of said media content files and said market messages targeted for said users, and for interfacing with said media content providers for registering and authenticating said media content providers for uploading and managing said media content files; and
(c) a client device comprising a media player for playing said media content file while said marketing messages are readily available locally or remotely on said media server over said communication network, wherein said media player automatically schedules lengths of intermissions for playing said media content file containing said marketing messages based on said marketing message data profiles and said media content profile.
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53. A media playing system for enabling users to download and exchange media content files freely by ensuring said users to view advertisement by delivering up-to-date and dynamically assigned targeted marketing messages to said users over a communication network, comprising:
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(a) a media server for managing media content files, media content profiles, marketing messages, marketing message data profile, end user profiles, and a billing database;
(b) a web server for interfacing with said users for registering and authenticating of said users, and for facilitating downloading of said media content files and said market messages targeted for said users; and
(c) a client device comprising a media player for playing said media content file that is readily available while said marketing messages are readily available locally or remotely on said media server over said communication network, wherein said media player automatically schedules lengths of intermissions for playing said media content file containing said marketing messages based on said marketing message data profiles and said media content profile.
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