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System and method for collaborative, peer-to-peer creation, management & synchronous, multi-platform distribution of profile-specified media objects
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2001-11-16
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Granted: 2007-04-17
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Expires: 2021-11-16
Abstract
Abstract In a television programming management system, contributors access television programming functionality of legacy systems using a web-based interface provided by a network operations center. The network operations center is a best-of-breed J2EE-based implementation that provides a middleware interface to legacy systems. Using the interface provided by the network operations center, contributors can access any functionality required to create and distribute television programming. The present invention provides security features though a classifier. Use of playlists allows synchronization of created objects. Television programming can be performed by users and contributors.
Inventors
- 👤 Lynn T. Rowe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/10; H04L65/102; H04L65/1043; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/611; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/4788; H04N21/80; H04N21/85; H04N21/854
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A scalable, profile-driven system for creating, managing and distributing media objects for the presentation of synchronous broadcast and/or interactive television programming, comprising: a network operations center comprising a fault-tolerant, clusterable multi-processor hardware platform running a UNIX type operating system with a “best of breed” database and middleware executing thereon to communicate with one or more legacy systems that provide television programming production, management and distribution functionality; an open standards, IP-based interface to the network operations center to provide access for one or more contributors to the television programming functionality of the legacy systems for the purpose of creating, managing and distributing television programming; and one or more media delivery devices that receive the television programming directly or indirectly, and synchronously display television programming to one or more users through one or many delivery platforms and/or devices in a broadcast or interactive fashion; and one or more edge servers and one or more JAVA-based player devices to integrate wireless QOS for the distribution of rich media.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A scalable, profile-driven system for creating, managing and distributing media objects for the presentation of synchronous broadcast and/or interactive television programming, comprising: a network operations center comprising a fault-tolerant, clusterable multi-processor hardware platform running a UNIX type operating system with a “best of breed” database and middleware executing thereon to communicate with one or more legacy systems that provide television programming production, management and distribution functionality; an open standards, IP-based interface to the network operations center to provide access for one or more contributors to the television programming functionality of the legacy systems for the purpose of creating, managing and distributing television programming; and one or more media delivery devices that receive the television programming directly or indirectly, and synchronously display television programming to one or more users through one or many delivery platforms and/or devices in a broadcast or interactive fashion; and one or more edge servers and one or more JAVA-based player devices to integrate wireless QOS for the distribution of rich media.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system recited in claim 1 , wherein the network operations center provides a J2EE-based implementation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system recited in claim 1 , further comprising an object-oriented playlist according to which the television programming is created, managed, secured and distributed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system recited in claim 3 , wherein the television programming comprises objects whose creation, management, rights management and distribution is synchronized for playback across one or many reception devices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system recited in claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the television programming is customized for a one of the one or more users.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system recited in claim 1 , further comprising a classifier process to identify all participants and users.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system recited in claim 1 , further comprising one or more edge servers and one or more JAVA-based player devices to distribute both legacy and future TV programs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system recited in claim 1 , comprising one or more edge servers and one or more JAVA-based player devices to distribute both real-time, streaming and non-real-time, store and forward program elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system recited in claim 1 , further comprising means for integrating legacy TV systems into a unified system capable of creating, managing and simultaneously distributing profile-driven, multi-distribution platform TV products.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system recited in claim 1 , further comprising means for integrating collaboratory and hybrid, peer-to-peer means in the creation, management, copy protection and distribution of TV objects and/or programming.
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