公开(公告)号：US20100169465A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-01

申请号：US12728856

申请日：2010-03-22

申请人： Chris Amidon ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Chris Amidon ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F21/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/1048 ,  H04L67/1091 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/2861

摘要： A method and system for serving content from a peer server in a photosharing peer-to-peer network is disclosed, wherein the peer server stores a web album and at least one associated digital image. Aspects of the invention include prior to the peer server going off-line, the peer server initiates a synchronization with a proxy server and a guest content server in which the web page a web page descriptor defining the web album is copied from the peer server to the guest content server, and the image associated with the web album is copied from the peer server to the proxy server. In response to a request from a requesting computer to view content stored in the peer computer when the peer server is off-line, the request is fulfilled by forwarding the web page from the guest content server to the requesting computer, and forwarding the image associated with a web page from the proxy server to the requesting computer, thereby successfully serving content from the peer server even when the peer server is off-line.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从照片共享对等网络中的对等服务器提供内容的方法和系统，其中所述对等服务器存储网络相册和至少一个相关联的数字图像。 本发明的方面包括在对等服务器离线之前，对等服务器启动与代理服务器和客户内容服务器的同步，其中将网页定义网页相册的网页描述符从对等服务器复制到 来宾内容服务器和与网络相册相关联的图像从对等服务器复制到代理服务器。 响应于来自请求计算机的请求，当对等服务器离线时，查看存储在对等计算机中的内容，通过将网页从客户内容服务器转发到请求计算机，并且转发相关联的图像来满足请求 具有从代理服务器到请求计算机的网页，从而即使当对等服务器离线时也能成功地从对等服务器提供内容。

公开(公告)号：US20100146091A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-10

申请号：US12314194

申请日：2008-12-05

申请人： Scott Curtis ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Greg Evans ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Scott Curtis ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Greg Evans ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/18 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04N21/00

摘要： A system and method for providing proximity-based quality for multimedia content, including: transmitting multimedia content, and intentionally controlling a quality level of a presentation of the multimedia content based on proximity of a user to a particular location.

摘要翻译： 一种用于为多媒体内容提供基于邻近度的质量的系统和方法，包括：传播多媒体内容，并且基于用户对特定位置的接近度有意地控制多媒体内容的呈现的质量水平。

公开(公告)号：US07707246B1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-27

申请号：US11358970

申请日：2006-02-22

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  James Evans

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  H04L65/4023 ,  H04L67/306

摘要： A system and method are provided for creating social networks, such as text, video, or audio chat sessions, around recorded media. More specifically, a social network server operates to logically divide the recorded media into a number of time slices, which may be thought of as sliding time windows. When a user within a time slice desires to join a social network during playback of the recorded media, the social network server operates to either add the user to a pre-existing social network associated with the time slice or establish a new social network between the user and additional users within the time slice. As a result, the user may have meaningful social interactions with other users that are at similar points during playback of the recorded media.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于在记录介质周围创建社交网络（例如文本，视频或音频聊天会话）的系统和方法。 更具体地，社交网络服务器操作以将记录的媒体逻辑地划分成可以被认为是滑动时间窗口的多个时间片。 当在时间片内的用户期望在播放记录的媒体期间加入社交网络时，社交网络服务器操作以将用户添加到与时间片相关联的预先存在的社交网络或者在时间片之间建立新的社交网络 用户和时间片内的其他用户。 结果，用户可能在与所记录的媒体的回放期间处于类似点的其他用户具有有意义的社交交互。

公开(公告)号：US20100082488A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12239860

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Gregory M. Evans ,  Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/165 ,  G06F17/3074 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q2220/10 ,  G06Q2220/18 ,  H04H20/82 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04L63/10 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L2463/101

摘要： A system and method are disclosed for providing a radio station for playback at a user device using previously obtained Digital Rights Management (DRM) locked content for the radio station. In one embodiment, a radio station application and DRM locked content to be used by the radio station application are downloaded to a user device, which is preferably a mobile user device. The DRM locked content includes a number of DRM locked songs that may be used for the radio station. Thereafter, the radio station application obtains a playlist for the radio station, where the playlist for the radio station includes at least a subset of the DRM locked content provided to the user device for the radio station. Playback of the playlist for the radio station is then provided at the user device, and playback is reported to a remote service for royalty tracking.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种系统和方法，用于提供用于在用户设备处回放的无线电站，使用先前获得的无线电台的数字版权管理（DRM）锁定内容。 在一个实施例中，要由无线电台应用使用的无线电台应用程序和DRM锁定内容被下载到优选地是移动用户设备的用户设备。 DRM锁定的内容包括可以用于无线电台的多个DRM锁定歌曲。 此后，无线电台应用程序获得无线电台的播放列表，其中无线电台的播放列表至少包括为无线电台提供给用户设备的DRM锁定内容的子集。 然后在用户设备处提供用于无线电台的播放列表的回放，并将回放报告给远程服务以进行版税跟踪。

公开(公告)号：US20100017474A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-21

申请号：US12175752

申请日：2008-07-18

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/22 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/47202 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining and presenting information to a user playing a media item identifying playback positions of a number of other users also playing the media item. In one embodiment, a first user begins playback of a media item. Information identifying playback positions of a number of second users also playing the media item is obtained from a playback information broker and presented to the first user. The first user may then provide user input identifying a desired action to take with respect to one or more of the second users. In response, the desired action is effected.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于获取和呈现信息给用户的信息的系统和方法，所述用户播放用于识别也播放媒体项目的其他用户的播放位置的媒体项。 在一个实施例中，第一用户开始播放媒体项目。 从播放信息代理获得还播放媒体项目的多个第二用户的播放位置的信息，并呈现给第一用户。 然后，第一用户可以提供标识相对于第二用户中的一个或多个所需要采取的动作的用户输入。 作为响应，实现期望的动作。

公开(公告)号：US20090292819A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12126169

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for obtaining look-ahead segments for a streaming media item during playback such that the viewer can easily skip to the look-ahead segments without experiencing any substantial interruption or delay in playback. In general, a streaming media source begins streaming a media item to a streaming media client for playback. In one embodiment, the streaming media client selects one or more segments of the media item as one or more look-ahead segments to prefetch from the streaming media source. Then, while the media item is being streamed to the streaming media client for playback, the streaming media client prefetches the one or more look-ahead segments of the media item from the streaming media source. The look-ahead segments are thereafter utilized to enable the viewer to skip ahead in playback without experiencing a substantial interruption or delay in playback.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法被提供用于在播放期间获得用于流媒体项目的预先段，使得观看者可以容易地跳到预览段而不会在播放中经历任何实质的中断或延迟。 通常，流媒体源开始将媒体项流送到流媒体客户端进行播放。 在一个实施例中，流媒体客户机将媒体项目的一个或多个片段选择为从流媒体源预取的一个或多个预览片段。 然后，当媒体项目被流传输到流媒体客户端以进行播放时，流媒体客户端从流媒体源预取媒体项目的一个或多个预先段。 此后，先行片段用于使观众能够在播放中跳过，而不会在播放中出现实质的中断或延迟。

公开(公告)号：US20090164600A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-25

申请号：US11959770

申请日：2007-12-19

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Juan A. Pons ,  Richard J. Walsh

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Juan A. Pons ,  Richard J. Walsh

IPC分类号： G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L65/1069 ,  H04L51/26 ,  H04L51/32 ,  H04L51/34 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： A system and method are provided for place-shifting media items. In general, a media zone broker operates to enable place-shifting of media items shared with the media zone by associated users among user devices of the associated users in such a manner that each media item is played by at most a number (N) of the user devices at any one time. The number (N) is a function of collective rights to the media item of one or more of the users sharing the media item in the media zone. In one embodiment, the number (N) is the number of users sharing the media item in the media zone or a function of the number of users sharing the media item in the media zone.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于移位媒体项目的系统和方法。 通常，媒体区域代理操作以使得相关联的用户的用户设备之间的关联用户能够以相关联的用户的方式来移动与媒体区域共享的媒体项目，使得每个媒体项目被播放最多数量（N） 用户设备在任何一个时间。 号码（N）是媒体区域中共享媒体项目的一个或多个用户的媒体项目的集合权限的函数。 在一个实施例中，数量（N）是在媒体区域中共享媒体项目的用户的数量或者在媒体区域中共享媒体项目的用户数量的功能。

公开(公告)号：US09392228B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US13216517

申请日：2011-08-24

申请人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

发明人： Kunal Kandekar ,  Richard J. Walsh ,  Alfredo C. Issa ,  Ravi Reddy Katpelly

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/6587

CPC分类号： H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： Systems and methods are provided for obtaining look-ahead segments for a streaming media item during playback such that the viewer can easily skip to the look-ahead segments without experiencing any substantial interruption or delay in playback. In general, a streaming media source begins streaming a media item to a streaming media client for playback. In one embodiment, the streaming media client selects one or more segments of the media item as one or more look-ahead segments to prefetch from the streaming media source. Then, while the media item is being streamed to the streaming media client for playback, the streaming media client prefetches the one or more look-ahead segments of the media item from the streaming media source. The look-ahead segments are thereafter utilized to enable the viewer to skip ahead in playback without experiencing a substantial interruption or delay in playback.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法被提供用于在播放期间获得用于流媒体项目的预先段，使得观看者可以容易地跳到预览段而不会在播放中经历任何实质的中断或延迟。 通常，流媒体源开始将媒体项流送到流媒体客户端进行播放。 在一个实施例中，流媒体客户机将媒体项目的一个或多个片段选择为从流媒体源预取的一个或多个预览片段。 然后，当媒体项目被流传输到流媒体客户端以进行播放时，流媒体客户端从流媒体源预取媒体项目的一个或多个预先段。 此后，先行片段用于使观众能够在播放中跳过，而不会在播放中出现实质的中断或延迟。

公开(公告)号：US08949718B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US12205483

申请日：2008-09-05

申请人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Gregory M. Evans

发明人： Alfredo C. Issa ,  Gregory M. Evans

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0485

CPC分类号： G06F3/0485

摘要： Methods and systems for providing visual audio links for digital audio content include playing the digital audio content on an electronic device that has a display; displaying on the display visual audio links associated with terms of relevance from the digital audio content as the terms of relevance are played during playing of the digital audio content, wherein each of the visual audio links is a reference to additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance; in response to receiving a user's selection of one of the visual audio links, presenting the additional content associated with the corresponding term of relevance, wherein the user is granted a license to the additional content; and when presentation of the additional content completes, playing the digital audio content at a point where the corresponding term of relevance was mentioned, such that the user is granted rewind rights based on the terms of relevance.

摘要翻译： 用于为数字音频内容提供视觉音频链接的方法和系统包括在具有显示器的电子设备上播放数字音频内容; 在播放数字音频内容期间，在显示与数字音频内容相关联的与相关条款相关联的视觉音频链接中作为相关术语播放，其中每个视觉音频链接是对与相应术语相关联的附加内容的引用 的相关性 响应于接收到用户对所述可视音频链接中的一个的选择，呈现与相应的相关词相关联的附加内容，其中所述用户被授予所述附加内容的许可证; 并且当附加内容的呈现完成时，在提及相关的相关词语的时刻播放数字音频内容，使得根据相关性的条件向用户授予回绕权限。

公开(公告)号：US08736867B1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-27

申请号：US11314288

申请日：2005-12-21

申请人： Christopher M. Amidon ,  Alfredo C. Issa

发明人： Christopher M. Amidon ,  Alfredo C. Issa

IPC分类号： G03B27/52

CPC分类号： G03B27/52 ,  G03B2227/32 ,  G03D15/005 ,  G06Q50/10 ,  H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/00143 ,  H04N1/00167 ,  H04N1/00172 ,  H04N1/00188 ,  H04N1/00957

摘要： Methods of providing print fulfillment for digital images may include saving an image selection property in digital memory, saving a batching property in digital memory, and saving digital images and associated image data in digital memory. A group of the digital images that satisfy the image selection property saved in digital memory may be selected, and it may be determined if the batching property saved in digital memory is satisfied for the group of the digital images having associated image data that satisfy the image selection property. If the batching property is satisfied, a print fulfillment order may be transmitted over a digital network requesting prints of the group of the digital images. Related systems and computer program products are also discussed.

摘要翻译： 为数字图像提供打印执行的方法可以包括在数字存储器中保存图像选择属性，在数字存储器中保存批处理性质，并将数字图像和相关图像数据保存在数字存储器中。 可以选择满足保存在数字存储器中的图像选择性质的一组数字图像，并且可以确定对于具有满足图像的相关图像数据的数字图像组是否满足保存在数字存储器中的批量特性 选择属性。 如果满足批量特性，可以通过数字网络发送打印履行命令，请求打印该组数字图像。 还讨论了相关系统和计算机程序产品。