Method and system for distributing content using podcasting
First Claim
1. A method of distributing content to several subscribers comprising:
- assigning a URL to each subscriber;
establishing communication between one of said subscribers and a content server over the Internet using the URL assigned to said one subscriber; and
transmitting content to said subscriber.
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Abstract
A system is provided for streaming content to individual subscribers using podcasting technology. Each subscriber to the system is assigned a unique URL number that he uses to obtain content from a server. The server maintains a set of rules or attributes associated with each subscriber, said rules governing or controlling the download of the content. Some rules may pertain to the number of times a subscriber can download content. Other rules are applicable for multipart content transfer and allow each subscriber to obtain the content parts independently of the other subscribers. The system can also receive podcasts from several podcasters, cache the podcasts and deliver them to a subscriber in a concatenated form on demand.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of distributing content to several subscribers comprising:
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assigning a URL to each subscriber;
establishing communication between one of said subscribers and a content server over the Internet using the URL assigned to said one subscriber; and
transmitting content to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4)
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3. The method of claim 3 wherein said rules include the number of times that content can be downloaded by said one of said subscribers.
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5. A system for distributing content to several subscribers, each subscriber being assigned a unique URL comprising:
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a content server receiving content; and
an Internet gate adapted to send each subscriber specific content in accordance with a set of predetermined rules. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for aggregating podcasts from several content providers for several subscribers, comprising:
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a plurality of content servers, each content server delivering content in form of a respective podcast; and
an aggregating server storing a plurality of podcasts, each podcast being associated with at least one subscriber, said aggregating server being adapted to receive a request from a subscriber, and in response to said request sending said subscriber an aggregated podcast including several podcasts from different servers.
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