Third party media channel access in a media exchange network

• US 9,357,256 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2003
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Bennett, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Lonsberry, Hunter B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ryan, Patrick A
• Application Number:
  US10/675,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20040117813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,627 Days
• Field of Search: 725/86, 725/87, 725/39, 725/47, 725/48, 725/50, 725/52, 725/56, 725/109, 725 1- 8, 726/12, 709/206, 709/238, 709/239
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4433 Implementing client middleware, e.g. Multimedia Home Platform [MHP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/80 Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se arrangements for generating broadcast information H04H60/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

Certain aspects of the invention may be found in a method and system for providing media in a communication network and may comprise generating a request from a first location to receive media from a non-broadcast channel provider. Payment and/or authorization information may be provided to the non-broadcast channel provider and the media transferred from a storage location other than the non-broadcast channel provider to the first location. A representation of the received media may be presented in a media guide and/or a channel guide at the first location and the received media may be consumed at the first location. The method may further comprise the step of requesting that the received media be transferred from the storage location to a second location. An identifier of the second location may be transferred to the non-broadcast channel provider so that media may be transferred to the second location.

Claims

1. A method for providing media in a communication network, comprising:

generating a request for media by a first media processing system, wherein the request includes media destination information identifying a second media processing system;

transmitting the request to a web server by the first media processing system;

receiving the media from the web server by the second media processing system identified by the media destination information;

assigning a first channel in a media guide for the media by the second media processing system, wherein the media guide includes a listing of channels assigned to personal media content selected from a plurality of personal devices accessible by the second media processing system and a listing of channels for third party media accessible by the second media processing system; and

displaying the media guide by the second media processing system on a display for selection of a channel by a user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of personal devices are operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a local area network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting payment and authorization information for the media to the web server by the first media processing system.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of third party media content by the second media processing system from the first media processing system, wherein the third party media content is stored on a third party media provider device operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a wide area network;

scheduling one or more channels for the selected third party media content by the second media processing system; and

updating the media guide by the second media processing system with the one or more channels for the selected third party media content.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving one or more channels for third party personal media content, wherein the third party personal media content is transmitted to the second media processing system by the first media processing system over a private media exchange network; and

updating the media guide by the first media processing system with the one or more channels for the third party personal media content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating the listing of channels assigned to personal media content selected from a plurality of personal devices accessible by the second media processing system by generating a personal media view of data content, audio content, video content and multimedia content stored on a plurality of personal devices operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a local area network.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving by the second media processing system a selection of one of the channels assigned to personal media content in the media guide, wherein the personal media content is stored on a first personal device of the plurality of personal devices;

requesting by the second media processing system the personal media content from the first personal device over the local area network;

receiving by the second media processing system the personal media content from the first personal device over the local area network; and

transmitting the personal media content to a display operatively coupled to the second media processing system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second media processing device includes a set-top box and the display includes a television screen.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second media processing device includes a personal computing device and the display includes a personal computing device display.

10. A method for providing media in a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving a first request for media by a media exchange server from a first media processing system, wherein the first request includes media destination information identifying a second media processing system;

transmitting a second request for the media by the media exchange server to a web server hosting the media, wherein the second request includes media destination information identifying the media exchange server;

receiving the media by the media exchange server from the web server hosting the media; and

transmitting the media by the media exchange server to the second media processing system identified by the media destination information in the first request.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving the media from the media exchange server by the second media processing system identified by the media destination information in the first request;

assigning a first channel in a media guide for the media by the second media processing system, wherein the media guide includes a listing of channels assigned to personal media content stored on a plurality of personal devices and third party media accessible by the second media processing system; and

displaying the media guide by the second media processing system on a display for selection of a channel by a user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of personal devices are operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a local area network.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a selection of third party media content by the second media processing system from the first media processing system, wherein the third party media content is stored on a third party media provider device operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a wide area network;

scheduling one or more channels for the selected third party media content by the second media processing system; and

updating the media guide by the second media processing system with the one or more channels for the selected third party media content.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving one or more channels for third party personal media content, wherein the third party personal media content is transmitted to the second media processing system by the first media processing system over a private media exchange network; and

updating the media guide by the first media processing system with the one or more channels for the third party personal media content.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting payment and authorization information for the media to the web server by the media exchange server.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the media from the web server hosting the media by the media exchange server in a media storage server; and

transmitting the media by the media exchange server to the second media processing system from the media storage server.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the second media processing system includes a set-top box.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the second media processing system includes a personal computing device.

19. A system for providing media in a communication network, the system comprising:

a media exchange server operable to;

receive a first request for media by a media exchange server from a first media processing system, wherein the first request includes media destination information identifying a second media processing system;

transmit a second request for the media by the media exchange server to a web server hosting the media, wherein the second request includes media destination information identifying the media exchange server;

receive the media by the media exchange server from the web server hosting the media; and

transmit the media by the media exchange server to the second media processing system identified by the media destination information in the first request.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a second media processing system operable to;

receive the media from the media exchange server by the second media processing system identified by the media destination information in the first request;

assign a first channel in a media guide for the media by the second media processing system, wherein the media guide includes a listing of channels assigned to personal media content stored on a plurality of personal devices and third party media accessible by the second media processing system; and

display the media guide by the second media processing system on a display for selection of a channel by a user.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of personal devices are operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a local area network.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the second media processing system is further operable to:

receive a selection of third party media content by the second media processing system from the first media processing system, wherein the third party media content is stored on a third party media provider device operatively coupled to the second media processing system over a wide area network;

schedule one or more channels for the selected third party media content by the second media processing system; and

update the media guide by the second media processing system with the one or more channels for the selected third party media content.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the second media processing system is further operable to:

receive one or more channels for third party personal media content, wherein the third party personal media content is transmitted to the second media processing system by the first media processing system over a private media exchange network; and

update the media guide by the first media processing system with the one or more channels for the third party personal media content.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the media exchange server is further operable to:

store the media from the web server hosting the media by the media exchange server in a media storage server; and

transmit the media by the media exchange server to the second media processing system from the media storage server.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the second media processing system includes a set-top box.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the second media processing system includes a personal computing device.