EP1878223A4 - Methods and systems for device-independent media transactions - Google Patents

Methods and systems for device-independent media transactions

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Publication number
EP1878223A4
EP1878223A4 EP06740259A EP06740259A EP1878223A4 EP 1878223 A4 EP1878223 A4 EP 1878223A4 EP 06740259 A EP06740259 A EP 06740259A EP 06740259 A EP06740259 A EP 06740259A EP 1878223 A4 EP1878223 A4 EP 1878223A4
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Prior art keywords
systems
methods
independent media
media transactions
transactions
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EP06740259A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1878223A2 (en
Inventor
Cameron W Brain
Michael P Rabinovich
Andrew D Andkjar
Yogesh A Girdhar
Cianno Armando J Di
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OPEN BOX TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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OPEN BOX TECHNOLOGIES Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/392,260 external-priority patent/US20060242681A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/392,261 external-priority patent/US20060236344A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/392,259 external-priority patent/US7600243B2/en
Application filed by OPEN BOX TECHNOLOGIES Inc filed Critical OPEN BOX TECHNOLOGIES Inc
Publication of EP1878223A2 publication Critical patent/EP1878223A2/en
Publication of EP1878223A4 publication Critical patent/EP1878223A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • 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
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    • H04N21/26275—Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists for distributing content or additional data in a staggered manner, e.g. repeating movies on different channels in a time-staggered manner in a near video on demand system
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    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
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    • 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
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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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/63—Control signaling related to video distribution between client, server and network components; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients or between remote clients, e.g. transmitting basic layer and enhancement layers over different transmission paths, setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet between remote STB's; Communication protocols; Addressing
    • H04N21/647—Control signaling between network components and server or clients; Network processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. controlling the quality of the video stream, by dropping packets, protecting content from unauthorised alteration within the network, monitoring of network load, bridging between two different networks, e.g. between IP and wireless
    • H04N21/64746—Control signals issued by the network directed to the server or the client
    • H04N21/64761—Control signals issued by the network directed to the server or the client directed to the server
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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
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/835—Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates
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    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
EP06740259A 2005-04-06 2006-03-30 Methods and systems for device-independent media transactions Withdrawn EP1878223A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US66929405P 2005-04-06 2005-04-06
US75625106P 2006-01-03 2006-01-03
US11/392,260 US20060242681A1 (en) 2005-04-06 2006-03-29 Method and system for device-independent media transactions
US11/392,261 US20060236344A1 (en) 2005-04-06 2006-03-29 Media transaction system
US11/392,259 US7600243B2 (en) 2005-04-06 2006-03-29 User interface methods and systems for device-independent media transactions
PCT/US2006/012044 WO2006107776A2 (en) 2005-04-06 2006-03-30 Methods and systems for device-independent media transactions

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EP1878223A2 EP1878223A2 (en) 2008-01-16
EP1878223A4 true EP1878223A4 (en) 2009-12-30

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