Media acquisition, processing and distribution system for the internet

• US 8,392,532 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lupercal LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Summit 6 LLC
• Inventors: Wood, Lisa T., Lewis, Scott M., Fried, Robin T.
• Primary Examiner(s): LIN, WEN TAI
• Application Number:
  US12/790,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268795A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• 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 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation

Abstract

The present invention, generally speaking, provides a broad-based solution for acquisition, processing and distribution of media objects including pictures (images), movies, videos, graphics, sound clips, etc via the Internet or the like. And specifically, it is a solution to such systems for use in applications wherein there are multiple originators of media objects that will be viewed in multiple web sites having different viewing requirements. A browser-based prepare and post tool prepares and submits media objects from inside a standard browser to a remote server. A Media Acquisition, Processing and Distribution (MAPD) system receives these media objects, processes them to meet specific requirements, and delivers them for integration into remote databases. MAPD system services include media object submission, processing, hosting and mirroring. The hosting service delivers a media object URL to a remote database, allowing the media object to be requested and served by the media object server. The mirroring service delivers the actual media object to multi-point remote databases to be stored and served by the customer.

Claims

1. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destinations, comprising the following computer implemented steps:

receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters that have been provided to said client device from a device external to said client device;

storing said one or more received pre-processed media objects;

retrieving, in response to said receiving, a distribution list that identifies a plurality of remote destination servers;

transmitting, by a server device to said plurality of remote destination servers, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received pre-processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destinations associated with said plurality of remote destination servers, wherein said one or more received pre-processed media objects are processed prior to said transmitting in accordance with profile information stored at said server device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said media object includes one or more of image content, video content, and audio content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-processing parameters are received by said client device over a network.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-processing parameters are received by said client device over the Internet.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said pre-processing parameters are received by said client device from an entity associated with said server device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing comprises resizing, cropping or rotating a media object.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing comprises reformatting a media object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing comprises encoding a media object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing comprises adding text and/or graphic layering to a media object.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said processing comprises enhancing or adding an effect to a media object.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by said server device, said pre-processing parameters to said client device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said profile information includes first profile information having first requirements for a first of said plurality of remote destination servers, and second profile information having second requirements for a second of said plurality of remote destination servers.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of destinations are a plurality of web sites.

14. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destination web sites, comprising the following computer implemented steps:

transmitting, to a client device, media object identifier code that enables said client device to identify one or more media objects, said media object identifier code also being configured to generate a thumbnail view of one or more media objects that have been identified;

receiving, from a client device, one or more media objects that have been processed at said client device using said media object identifier code;

storing said one or more processed media objects;

retrieving, in response to said receiving, a distribution list that identifies a plurality of remote destination servers; and

transmitting, by a server device to said plurality of remote destination servers, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destination web sites associated with said plurality of remote destination servers, wherein said one or more received media objects are processed prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote destination server.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said media object includes one or more of image content, video content, and audio content.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving, from said client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters included in said media object identifier code.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said receiving comprises receiving, from said client device, information describing said one or more media objects.

18. A media acquisition, processing, and distribution method for transferring one or more media objects to a plurality of destination web sites, comprising the following computer implemented steps:

storing a profile for each of a plurality of remote destination servers, each said profile identifying requirements for an associated remote destination server in receiving one or more media objects that originate at a client device;

receiving, from said client device, one or more media objects that have been processed at said client device;

storing said one or more processed media objects;

retrieving, in response to said receiving, a distribution list that identifies said plurality of remote destination servers; and

transmitting, by a server device to said plurality of remote destination servers, one or more media objects based on said stored one or more received processed media objects, said transmitting enabling inclusion of said transmitted one or more media objects in a plurality of destination web sites associated with said plurality of remote destination servers, wherein said one or more received media objects are processed prior to said transmitting in accordance with a profile associated with a remote destination server.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said media object includes one or more of image content, video content, and audio content.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving, from said client device, one or more media objects that have been pre-processed at said client device in accordance with pre-processing parameters.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said pre-processing parameters are provided to said client device from a device external to said client device.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving said profiles for each of said plurality of remote destination servers from said client.