WO2011004034A1

WO2011004034A1 - Method for broadcasting audiovisual content

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Publication number: WO2011004034A1
Application number: PCT/ES2009/070283
Authority: WO
Inventors: Juan Ignacio Pita Riva; Antonio Fernandez Hernando
Original assignee: Juan Ignacio Pita Riva; Antonio Fernandez Hernando
Priority date: 2009-07-10
Filing date: 2009-07-10
Publication date: 2011-01-13

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for broadcasting audiovisual content from an application server (SAA) of an agent to a plurality of Internet users (UI) via a digital telecommunication network, by placing a request (S1) from a first content source (PF) to a medium of the server (SAA) for a message requesting the establishment of a session for hosting multimedia content in a memory of the server (SAA), generating and sending a warning message (S3) announcing the hosting of the first content in the server memory (SAA), generating and sending a request message (S4) for querying the first stored content, sent from a plurality of second content sources (SF), generating and sending a request (S5) to associate a first piece of content with a second piece of content according to a second criterion for providing services, and generating an association authorisation (S6) or rejecting an association request for the generation and storage of a third piece of audiovisual content, stored in a memory of the server (SAA).

Description

DISSEMINATION PROCEDURE OF CONTENTS

AUDIOVISUALS

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a method of disseminating multimedia content from a server to a plurality of subscribers using network terminals connected to a telecommunications network such as an Internet network to display multimedia content.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

[0002] Today, Internet and content service providers receive, store and disseminate multimedia content such as videos to a plurality of the provider's subscriber, after selecting a target content from a list of contents stored in storage media. In general, the contents are supplied or. downloaded through the Internet IP network from a web page, for example.

[0003] A drawback arising from the described procedure is that a content can be downloaded by a non-objective user. Therefore, bandwidth is managed inefficiently and, in addition, there is a consumption of electrical energy, for example, superfluous.

[0004] Such inappropriate dissemination may prove unsatisfactory for producers of multimedia content, since its content is disseminated to non-objective users, therefore, the disseminated content does not generate the objective impact.

[0005] This procedure is similarly unsatisfactory for users, since unwanted content can be downloaded by them, which entails loss of time, low bandwidth occupation and inadequate electrical energy consumption.

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The present invention seeks to solve or reduce one or more of the drawbacks set forth above by means of a content dissemination process as defined in independent claim 1.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a method of generating multimedia content to be disseminated to objective subscribers.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) [0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a content based on the association of at least two multimedia contents provided by multimedia content sources, once, a criterion of service provision has been reached based on the coincidence of the less an objective technical characteristic such as a digital image, predetermined duration of the multimedia contents, coincidence in the means of reproduction that will be used to reproduce the previously generated content, etc.

[0009] Still another object of the invention is to disseminate multimedia content to end or non-final target users by making rational use of the available bandwidth and reduced power consumption.

[0010] Still another object of the invention is to provide a system and method that measures the diffusion of a predetermined generated multimedia content, among a plurality of objective users of social networks, personal journals (blogs), subscribers of an Internet service provider and contents, etc.

[00111 Yet another object of the invention is to increase the audience of predetermined multimedia and / or audiovisual content among a plurality of objective users, for reasons related to security, child protection, or for other reasons, connected to an Internet network. IP.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0012] The devices that materialize the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0013] Figure 1 shows a simplified view of an example of a sequence of actions that are followed for the generation and dissemination of audiovisual content according to the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Figure 1 illustrates a sequence of actions that are carried out to carry out a process of diffusion of audiovisual contents. The system may include a computer network where an SAA agent application server, which is a computer that executes a multimedia content dissemination application generated based on criteria for providing services established between external multimedia content sources.

[0015] The contents generated on the basis of criteria for the provision of SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) services, will be disseminated to a plurality of subscribers and UI users through a digital telecommunications network such as an IP protocol network. so that they can be visualized by means of network terminals and / or local equipment of clients connectable to the telecommunications network.

[0016] The broadcast application SAA server manages various resources such as a storage medium or memory device, in which the PF, SF content sources can host multimedia content, once they have been authorized by the SAA server of diffusion.

[0017] The broadcast SAA server can also execute a function for authorization and control of content hosting, a function for applying criteria for the provision of services between content sources PF, SF, a function for storing source profiles of contents, etc.

[0018] An implementation of the procedure begins with a request step S l from a first content source PF to the authorization means of the SAA server of its request to establish a session to host a multimedia content in the memory of the SAA server.

[0019] It should be noted that each of the functions performed by the SAA server correspond to an application module such as a processing unit.

[0020] After receiving the request Sl, the authorization processor generates during a session establishment step S2 for the first source PF, and based on a first service establishment criterion, the analysis of the request S l for the establishment of a session based on technical characteristics of the first content that is requested to host.

[0021] The previous analysis is carried out by analyzing characteristics such as its duration, sequences of digital images (data matrices), their type, terminal and / or user equipment required to be visualized, means of dissemination on the which can be spread, etc.

[0022] Once the means of authorization has performed the analysis of the request received, it allows or rejects the request on the basis of the aforementioned characteristics. If matches occur, the hosting of the first content in the memory is authorized.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) [0023] The first service criterion may also include a parameter for limiting the number of requests originated by the same first source PF of contents as a function of time.

[0024] Therefore, the authorization module comprises a database that will include the number of requests received from a first source PF of content and the instants thereof. The analysis of the rules of the first criteria of services and of the data of characteristics of the content that is requested is hosted, leads to a step of generating a permit or rejection of the request for the hosting of the first content. If the hosting is allowed, the content will be stored and a step of generating and transmitting an S3 warning message announcing the hosting of the first content will be sent to the first source PF of content.

[0025] Likewise, a step of generating and transmitting a message, including data of technical characteristics related to the first content hosted, will be sent to an application organized as a first database or first library within the SAA server.

[0026] The first library may be consulted upon receipt of a query message during a query step S4, transmitted from a plurality of second SF sources of content, in order to obtain data relating to first contents stored within the SAA server.

[0027] In such an environment, a second multimedia content can be associated with the first content stored in the first library maintained and updated by the agent of the broadcast SAA server. To make such an association, the first source PF performs a request step S5 of association authorization from a second content to the first stored content, to the SAA authorization server.

[0028] Similarly, the permit is governed by a second service provision criterion, which analyzes technical characteristics of the second content to be provided such as its duration, sequence of digital images and their type, to determine whether it can be associated with images included in the first content, visualization medium necessary to be able to visualize the generated content, diffusion medium on which the generated content should be disseminated, etc.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) [0029] Once the authorization SAA server receives an S5 request for association of a first content with a second content, it analyzes the request received on the basis of characteristics and authorizes, if there are matches, the requested association. The third content thus generated will be stored in a storage medium or server for later diffusion through the IP network.

[0030] The second criterion of service provision may allow a certain number of requests, to the authorization server, by different first PF sources of content to the same SF source of second contents as a function of time, association of a second content with a predetermined number of first contents, etc.

[00311] The authorization server also comprises a second database that includes the association requests previously received from each first source of PF content and the instants thereof.

[0032] The analysis of the second criterion of provision of services and of the data of the first objective content provided by the authorization server results in the generation of an S6 association permit or the rejection of the association request for the generation and to the storage of the third content.

[0033] In this environment, a second message with technical data related to that third stored content is sent to an application organized as the second library that can receive queries from a plurality of Internet UI users in general, which actively request S7 View that third content.

[0034] Additionally, a third criterion of service provision can be formalized with respect to the third content stored in the second library, with predetermined UI users who assume to enhance the queries that the third content can receive from a plurality of Internet users that. expressly and voluntarily, they request S7 to access this third content, in order to disseminate the third content widely among UI users of social Internet environments.

[0035] Consequently, the dissemination of third content is restricted to objective users, who expressly request S7 to view that third content

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) for being interested in a predetermined image or digital images (data matrix), a predetermined duration of an audiovisual content, perhaps as a function of both characteristics, etc.

[0036] The management of the first contents, the second contents and the third contents can be governed independently. Therefore, granting permissions on them provides a useful tool for controlling the most widespread content from the agent's SAA server.

[0037] It may be the case that a predetermined economic remuneration could be associated with the contents depending on their degree of dissemination.

[0038] The authorization service performed by the authorization server are applications or programming routines configured to receive and execute warnings and / or command orders, etc., executables that can be configured by default such as sending a message , the verification of coincidences between characteristics related to contents, or other operational capacities for which a predetermined or specific execution is desired.

[0039] The authorization server is configured to communicate in a secure manner with one and / or a plurality of storage servers adapted to store a first content, a second content and a third content, and which was called by a first source of content and a second source of content with one or more agreements or contracts for the provision of services, subscribers and users of network terminals that can be connected to the Internet.

[0040] The secure storage of audiovisual content is configured to include relevant data regarding features such as content, network terminal necessary for viewing them, volume of distribution as a function of time, etc. This information will be useful when determining whether a first and second content can be associated to generate and disseminate a third content.

[0041] The authorization server may include one or more criteria for providing services within the same SΛA server. Where a service provision contract includes matching rules that govern the

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) content storage and the association of at least two of them provided by different PF, SF content sources.

[0042] For example, the rules included in a criterion of service provision may indicate a maximum number of times that it is possible to associate a first content to second contents or vice versa, or a maximum number of times that a first content can be associated within a predetermined period of time.

[0043] Alternatively, the rules included in a criterion for the provision of services may define a date from which the request for a first content is no longer allowed. Consequently, there may be one or multiple criteria for the provision of services depending on the sources of PF, SF content, and they may comprise a plurality of rules in any number and any type.

[0044 | Therefore, there may be multiple criteria for the provision of services in order to provide rules governing the association of a first plurality of contents with a second plurality of contents to disseminate a plurality of third contents generated through the association of at least a first and A second content.

[0045] It should be noted that applications or program application routines can be located in execution areas of a medium readable by a processor that can be a medium that can include, store, receive, transmit, communicate, disseminate, transport instructions for use or execution by the processor.

[0046] The procedure can be implemented in computer environments, where the first source PF of content transmits a warning message that it can deliver a first content through a communication channel.

[0047 | The message S l is received at the authorization server that analyzes the message based on the criterion of service provision established between the first source and the agent server, at the time of making a decision to allow or refuse the reception of a First content The criteria for the provision of services contain rules restricting the duration of content, number and type of digital images, etc.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) [0048] The authorization server generates a message that is sent to a library, in the case of allowing content storage.

[0049] The updated library can be consulted SS by the second SF source of content that wishes to insert its second content into a first objective content. In the case of the first source, identify a second objective content within the library, generate and transmit an S5 message to the SAA server, which includes objective or desired characteristics related to a second content with which its first content can be associated.

[0050] The authorization server analyzes the S5 message received based on the second service provision criterion established between the first source PF and the second source SF, at the time of making a decision to allow or reject the association of contents. The criteria for the provision of services contain rules restricting the duration of the content, number and type of digital images that can be associated, etc.

[0051] The authorization server generates an association authorization message S6 so that the second content is associated with a predetermined first content to generate a third content that is sent to a storage medium and a reference is entered into the second library .

[00521 Additionally, a third criterion of service provision can be formalized with respect to the third content stored in the second library, with predetermined UI users who assume to enhance the S7 queries that the third content can receive from a plurality of UI Internet users that, express and voluntarily, they request access to that third content, in order to disseminate the third content widely among users of social Internet environments.

[0053] The number of downloads of each third content is measured from the authorization server so that it can be communicated to both the first PF and the second SF source of content.

[0054] The second SF source could provide content related to advertising of consumer products for user groups of target network terminals.

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Claims

1. Procedure for disseminating audiovisual content from a server (SAA) of an agent's applications to a plurality of Internet users (UI) through a digital telecommunications network: characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: a) request (Sl) from a first (PF) content source to a server medium (SAA) of a session request message to host multimedia content in a server memory (SAA), b) establishment of a session (S2) on the basis of a first service provision criterion that analyzes the request (Sl) on the basis of technical characteristics of the first content that is requested to host, c) generation and transmission of a warning message (S3) announcing the hosting of the first content supplied by the first source (PF) in the server memory (SAA), d) generation and transmission of a request message (S4) for IQS query first contents stored enados, transmitted from a plurality of second sources (SF) of content, e) generation and transmission of a request (S5) of association of a first content with a second content on the basis of a second criterion of service provision, and f) generation of an association permit (S6) or the rejection of the association request for the generation and storage of a third audiovisual content, being stored in a server memory (SAA).

2. Dissemination method according to claim 1: characterized in that it further comprises a step of diffusion of the third content to a plurality of users (UI) that actively request (S7) to visualize that third stored content.

3. Audiovisual content dissemination device on demand: characterized in that it comprises a computer network configured to broadcast from an agent application server (SAA) medium. which is a computer that runs a multimedia content broadcast application

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) generated according to criteria for the provision of services according to claim 1 or 2. contents stored a plurality of Internet users (UI) through a digital telecommunications network, once they have made a request to display a stored audiovisual content.

4. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable codes to instruct a computer configured to disseminate audiovisual content on demand; ; characterized in that it comprises the steps of: g) request (Sl) from a first (PF) content source to a server medium (SAA) of a session request message to host multimedia content in a server memory (SAA), h) establishment of a session (S2) on the basis of a first service provision criterion that analyzes the request (S l) on the basis of technical characteristics of the first content that is requested to host, i) generation and transmission of a warning message (S3) announcing the hosting of the first content provided by the first source (PF) in the server memory (SAA). j) generation and transmission of a request message (S4) for consulting the first stored contents, transmitted from a plurality of second sources (SF) of contents, k) generation and transmission of a request (S5) for association of a first content with a second content based on a second criterion of service provision, and

1) generation of an association permit (S6) or the rejection of the association request for the generation and storage of a third audiovisual content, being stored in a server memory (SAA).

5. A computer readable medium according to claim 4; characterized in that it also comprises a step of diffusion of the third content to a plurality of users (Ul) that actively request (S7) to visualize that third stored content.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)

6. A loadable computer program within a memory of a computer comprising input and output units, memory units, processor units, wherein the computer program comprises executable codes configured to perform the steps according to claims 1 to 2 when they are executed by the computer.

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