WO2002041100A2 - Procede et systeme de distribution de contenu media - Google Patents

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WO2002041100A2
WO2002041100A2 PCT/US2001/042958 US0142958W WO0241100A2 WO 2002041100 A2 WO2002041100 A2 WO 2002041100A2 US 0142958 W US0142958 W US 0142958W WO 0241100 A2 WO0241100 A2 WO 0241100A2
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Christopher P. Waites
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4335—Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions
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    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/25—Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/258—Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
    • H04N21/25866—Management of end-user data
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    • H04N21/433—Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
    • H04N21/4334—Recording operations
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    • 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
    • H04N21/47211—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 pay-per-view content
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • H04N21/6156—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
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    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
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    • H04N21/835—Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
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  • the present invention relates to a method and system to acquire media content, comprising, for example, movies, music, and video games, from national distributors, or in some cases, directly from the studios, record companies, and/or manufacturers and to provide this media content through the a network to customers.
  • media content comprising, for example, movies, music, and video games, from national distributors, or in some cases, directly from the studios, record companies, and/or manufacturers and to provide this media content through the a network to customers.
  • the acquisition and delivery of this content is described in this document.
  • Media content will be delivered from distributors/manufacturers to a server/provider on taps, DVD, disc or other medium. In most cases the content will be delivered over he Internet. The se ve will provide the infrastructure to receive this media content.
  • broadcast television will be routed through the server/provider for delivery to customers.
  • the transmission from the broadcast television providers to server/provider will, initially, be adapted to the broadcast television providers existing infrastructure. As television broadcast evolves into Digital TV, this segment of the transfer will be modified appropriately by the server/provider.
  • the transmission of the broadcast television content from the server/provider to customers will occur via infrastructure provided by the server/provider,
  • the madia content described above will be stored on database servers.
  • the content will be copied to the database in digital format.
  • the server/provider will host application and web servers at a secure, high-availability co-hosting location. Customers will access the server/provider web site on these web servers through the Internet.
  • the application servers will manage the selection, rental, sale, and delivery of the movies/music/games. Customers will be able to find and request movies/music/games by Actor, Director, Title, Category, Style, or other suitable criteria from this database.
  • the web customer interface provided by the server/provider will facilitate selection and ordering. Ordering may be for rental or, in certain cases, purchase.
  • the instant set box will comprise hardware and software capable of recording media content on a drive in the set top box for replay and a future time.
  • the set-top box will be provided by the server/provider, in collaboration with various hardware, software, and telecommunications experts.
  • the set-top box will remain the property of the server/provider and is installed, along with the installation of fiber optic cable into the customer's home. There will be an installation fee and a deposit required.
  • the server/provider set-top box will replace the customer's cable box. It will supply Internet connection, through the server/provider. It will also provide a cable TV connection. As an extra-cost opticn, the set-top box will contain a DVD player/recorder. Movies/inusic/games can be purchased from the server/provider and recorded onto CD's/DVD disk right on the set-top bos.
  • the server/provider control ox will control the TV and all the devices in the set-top box, thereby replacing multiple remote controls for the customer.
  • a typical scenario would be as follows: A customer presses a button on the control box that navigates to the server/provider website via the server/provider network. The user sees the server/provider login screen on a TV set. Ml interaction with the server/provider is through the customer's TV, by way of the set-top box, controlled by the controller box. If the customer is new, he is routed to a web page that allows him to become a member. A credit card is registered for that Customer. At this point the customer is allowed to enter a usarname, and the system issues a password for that customer. A registered customer goes to a page that allows him to select movies, music, or video games.
  • the customer indicates that he wishes to choose a movie, he is then taken to a page that allows him to choose a movie, in choosing a movie, the customer ⁇ able to search by actor, director, year of release, genre, rating, or one of several other criteria.
  • the customer chooses the movie, it is added to his "basket".
  • Several movies, music selections, and/or video games can be added to the "basket” in similar fashion.
  • the customer can click a button to check out. After a brief confirmation message, the customer can check this item or items out and his credit card, debit card or smart card is charged for the purchase or purchases.
  • the servers retrieve the digital images of the selected media content, i.e., movie ( s ) /music/game (s) and begins transmission.
  • the movie is transmitted across the fiber optic network to the set-top box in the customer's home.
  • the set-top box stores the digital image of the movie to its internal hard disc.
  • the user can play the movie on his TV, to which the set-top box is connected.
  • the playback is controlled by the controller box.
  • the Customer can begin playback at any time. Once playback begins, a timer within the set-top box is started. From this point, in time, the customer has use of this music for a se period of time (say, two weeks) .
  • the customer can start, atop, rewind, and replay the movie at will.
  • the movie will be marked for deletion from the set-top hard disc.
  • the system will display a message on the TV screen informing the user that the movie has expired, and asking the customer if he wishes to purchase the ovie. If the customer answers "No," the system deletes the movie from the hard disc. If the customer answers "Yes, " the system displays a screen (a web page at the server/provider) that allows the customer to purchase the movie.

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  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé amélioré de distribution de contenu média vers au moins un utilisateur, dans lequel un utilisateur accède à un serveur/site Web du fournisseur par l'intermédiaire d'un décodeur et sélectionne un contenu média stocké dans la base de données du serveur/fournisseur, après quoi le serveur/fournisseur transmet le contenu média sélectionné au décodeur de l'utilisateur.
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