US 10,708,351 B1Granted

System and method for managing media content

AssigneeLyft, Inc.

InventorsScott White, James Cansler, Ian C. Schmehl

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Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media distribution system having a controller to identify a plurality of media presentation devices of a user of the media distribution system, identify one or more distribution preferences supplied by the user for distributing media content to the plurality of media presentation devices, receive media content from one of a plurality of media sources of the user, determine a media content type from the received media content, and distribute the received media content to one or more of the plurality of media presentation devices according to the one or more distribution preferences and the media content type. The one or more distribution preferences comprise in part media content distribution arrangements assigned by the user between the plurality of media sources of the user and the plurality of media presentation devices of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A media distribution system comprising:

a processing system including a processor;
and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including at least one of video content or audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the specified type of media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box;
and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.

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A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:

receiving, by a media distribution system, distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including video content and audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box;
and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a media distribution system, distribution information;
identifying one or more media presentation devices of a user based on the distribution information, the one or more media presentation devices including an automobile entertainment system;
identifying one or more media sources of the user based on the distribution information;
obtaining media content from at least one of the one or more media sources, the media content including video content and audio content;
sending, by the media distribution system and to the automobile entertainment system, a first message indicating availability of the media content;
receiving, by the media distribution system and from the automobile entertainment system, a second message indicating that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the automobile entertainment system is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system,
wherein the one or more media presentation devices further include a set-top box;
and
wherein the operations further comprise, subsequent to providing the audio content of the media content to the automobile entertainment system:
determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content;
and
based on determining that the set-top box is available to receive the media content and based on the distribution information, providing the video content and the audio content of the media content to the set-top box.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/030,823Filed 9 Jul 2018 · continuation
Priority: 19 Feb 2008
Granted: 7 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04N 7/17318
Transmission or handling of upstream communications: direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests
H04L 65/60
Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication: network streaming of media packets
H04L 67/06
Protocols: specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
H04L 67/1076
For supporting data block transmission mechanisms: resource dissemination mechanisms or network resource keeping policies for optimal resource…

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