Downloading of media based on user profile
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsTravis ROGERS, Arnaud RETUREAU
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Abstract
The present principles of the embodiments generally relate to an apparatus and a method for downloading of media content. In one exemplary embodiment, a mechanism for downloading multiple media assets in the form of a batch download is dependent on a profile of user which takes into account of media content consumption habits or behavior of a user. The mechanism can be used, for example, to efficiently download multiple episodes of a show such as, e.g., a television series.
Claims17
A method for downloading media content by a user device, the method comprising:
- generating a user profile of a user of the user device wherein the user profile comprises a number of episodes to be downloaded;
- receiving a message from a server indicating all episodes of a season of a show are available for download;
- and
- downloading the number of episodes of the show based on the user profile.
An apparatus for downloading media content, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to generate a user profile of a user of the user device wherein the user profile comprises a number of episodes to be downloaded;
- an interface for receiving a message from a server indicating all episodes of a season of a show are available for download;
- and wherein
- the processor is configured to download the number of episodes of the show based on the user profile.
A method for use by a website for downloading media content to a user device, the method comprising:
- sending a message to the user device indicating all episodes of a season of a show are available for download;
- generating a number of episodes to be downloaded to the user device based on a user profile of the user of the user device, wherein the number of episodes is derived according to user consumption behavior;
- and
- downloading the number of episodes of the show to the user device.
A computer program product stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions for:
- generating a user profile of a user of the user device wherein the user profile comprises a number of episodes to be downloaded;
- receiving a message from a server indicating all episodes of a season of a show are available for download;
- and
- downloading the number of episodes of the show based on the user profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.