WO2001020917A8 - Systems and methods for controlling internet-based distribution of video and other data - Google Patents

Systems and methods for controlling internet-based distribution of video and other data

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Publication number
WO2001020917A8
WO2001020917A8 PCT/US2000/025120 US0025120W WO0120917A8 WO 2001020917 A8 WO2001020917 A8 WO 2001020917A8 US 0025120 W US0025120 W US 0025120W WO 0120917 A8 WO0120917 A8 WO 0120917A8
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Prior art keywords
video
subscriber
player
file
controller
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PCT/US2000/025120
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2001020917A1 (en
Inventor
Shoeb M Javed
John E Tuder
Venkatesh Adivi
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Videosdotcom Inc
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Application filed by Videosdotcom Inc filed Critical Videosdotcom Inc
Priority to AU73781/00A priority Critical patent/AU7378100A/en
Priority to EP00961889A priority patent/EP1226719A1/en
Publication of WO2001020917A1 publication Critical patent/WO2001020917A1/en
Publication of WO2001020917A8 publication Critical patent/WO2001020917A8/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/426—Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof
    • H04N21/42684—Client identification by a unique number or address, e.g. serial number, MAC address, socket ID
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44204—Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/472—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • H04N21/47202—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6106—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6125—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network involving transmission via Internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
    • H04N21/658—Transmission by the client directed to the server
    • H04N21/6581—Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17318—Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications
    • H04N7/17336—Handling of requests in head-ends

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

There is disclosed a video distribution server (180) for use in a communication network (140) capable of communicating with subscribers seeking to download video files and video content servers (150, 160, 170) capable of providing the video files. The video distribution server (180) comprises a first controller (222) for displaying video selection menus to a first subscriber, wherein a first video selection menu contains a first menu option associated with a first video file. The first controller (222) receives from the first subscriber a first video selection message selecting the first video file for transmission to a first video player (112) device used by the first subscriber. The first controller (222), in response to receipt of the first video selection message, transmits to a first video content server (150) having the first video file a video request message comprising a subscriber identifier associated with the first video player (112). The video request message causes the first video content server (150) to transmit the first video file to the first video player (112) when the first video player subsequently transmits the subscriber identifier to the first video content server (150).
PCT/US2000/025120 1999-09-13 2000-09-13 Systems and methods for controlling internet-based distribution of video and other data WO2001020917A1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU73781/00A AU7378100A (en) 1999-09-13 2000-09-13 Systems and methods for controlling internet-based distribution of video and other data
EP00961889A EP1226719A1 (en) 1999-09-13 2000-09-13 Systems and methods for controlling internet-based distribution of video and other data

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US15373599P 1999-09-13 1999-09-13
US60/153,735 1999-09-13
US54720400A 2000-04-12 2000-04-12
US09/547,204 2000-04-12

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