Automated Content Tag Processing for Mobile Media

• US 20080195664A1
• Filed: 12/13/2007
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Quickplay Media Inc (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: MacNeil, Bart, Walker, Torin, Maharajh, Kavi
• Application Number:
  US11/956,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20080195664A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/487 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1011 to devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0244 Optimization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 : adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 : at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 : intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 : Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 : in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 : Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 : User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 : Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 : Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/53 : using mediation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/61 : based on the service used
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 : involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 : Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 : Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 : embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6112 : involving terrestrial transmission, e.g. DVB-T
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6131 : involving transmission via a mobile phone network wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6408 : Unicasting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 : Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 : using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 : Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 : Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 : Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for delivery of content on a mobile media platform, providing an automated tag processing facility, and delivering content to a mobile device, wherein content delivery is based at least in part on the automated tag processing.

Claims

1-50. -50. (canceled)

51. A method of processing tags for mobile media delivery, comprising:

tagging content based on the requirements of preparing the content for delivery, wherein tagging is based on a consumption profile for the content;

configuring a mobile media platform to prepare the content based on the tags;

preparing the content for delivery using the configured mobile media platform; and

delivering the prepared content so that delivery related requirements specified by the content tags are satisfied.

179. The method of claim 51, wherein the consumption profile is based on the suitability of the content for a type of device and a type of network.

180. The method of claim 51, wherein the content is video content.

181. The method of claim 51 further comprising, providing a report based on the content of the tags.

182. The method of claim 51 further comprising providing a report with respect to use of content having the tags.

52-74. -74. (canceled)

75. A method of tagging mobile content comprising:

providing a mobile media platform associated with at least one of collection, encoding, storage, and distribution of the mobile content to users of mobile communications facilities, wherein the content is tagged during ingestion by the mobile media platform prior to distribution, wherein the tagging is based on a consumption profile associated with the content.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein the tag is updated during additional platform operations prior to distribution.

183. The method of claim 75, wherein the consumption profile is based on suitability of the content for delivery to types of devices and types of network.

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83. A method of tagging mobile content comprising:

tagging content with content processing information, the tagging based on a consumption profile that is based on suitability of the content for use on types of devices and types of networks;

examining the tags to determine status of content processing; and

optimizing one or more of a plurality of mobile media platform processes based on the processing status.

84. The method of claim 83, wherein an encoding process is optimized.

85. The method of claim 83, wherein a hosting process is optimized.

86. The method of claim 83, wherein distributing processed content is optimized.

87. The method of claim 83, wherein revenue from advertisement insertions in the content is optimized.

184. The method of claim 83 wherein the tags are automatically populated based on usage of the content.

185. The method of claim 83 wherein the tags are automatically generated.

186. The method of claim 83 wherein the consumption profile is modified based on the usage of the content.

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187. A method of processing tags for mobile media delivery, comprising:

taking tags for content, wherein the content was tagged based on a consumption profile for the content;

configuring a mobile media platform to prepare the content based on the tags;

preparing the content for delivery using the configured mobile media platform; and

delivering the prepared content so that delivery related requirements that are determined from the content tags are satisfied.

188. The method of claim 187, wherein the requirements impact one or more of ingestion, encoding, transcoding, pause and resume, mediation and settlement, and delivery.

189. The method of claim 187, wherein preparing content for delivery includes encoding the content to conform to an encoding format that is represented by the content tags.

190. The method of claim 187, wherein evaluating content tags includes detecting the tags in a file containing the content to be delivered.

191. The method of claim 187, wherein the tags identify a type of content being prepared.

192. The method of claim 187, wherein the tags impact delivery.

193. The method of claim 192, wherein delivery is determined by one or more of the tags.

194. A method, comprising:

tagging media content based on a consumption profile for the content, wherein the consumption profile is based on suitability of the content for types of devices and types of networks; and

presenting the tags in a facility for discovery of content, thereby facilitating discovery of tagged content that fits a specified consumption profile.

195. The method of claim 194 wherein the facility for discovery of content makes the tags accessible to a search engine.

196. The method of claim 194 wherein the facility for discovery of content is associated with a social network.