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US 8,028,064 B2Granted
Methods for transmitting multimedia files and advertisements
AssigneeMedia Patents, S.L.
InventorAlvaro Fernandez
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AssigneeMedia Patents, S.L.
InventorAlvaro Fernandez
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The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file.
A computer-implemented method of transmitting, from a server to a multimedia player, digital data comprising one or more obligatory advertising portions comprising a first type of content and one or more requested portions comprising a second type of content which is different than the first type of content, the method comprising:
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Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth;…: stream…
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising: advertisements
Advertisements: period of advertisement exposure
About 1 year 10 months of term left · ends 2 Sep 2028 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to methods for distributing digital files over a data network, in which the digital files contain an advertisement portion and a non-advertisement portion positioned after the advertisement portion, and the digital file may be not be viewed non-sequentially.
2. Description of the Related Art
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, the needs satisfied thereby, and the objects, features, and advantages thereof, reference now is made to the following descriptions taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for carrying out distribution of files from a streaming server to communication equipment, e.g., a multimedia player, according to an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating multimedia files having portions containing content and portions containing advertising, according to an embodiment of the invention.
Embodiments of the present invention and their advantages may be understood by referring to FIGS. 1-8, like numerals being used for like corresponding parts in the various drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, a device 102, e.g., a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, or any other device configured to play or display any type of media, may comprise a media player, e.g., multimedia player 101. Device 102 may communicate with a server, e.g., a streaming server 100. Streaming server 100 may be a streaming server that uses the RTSP and RTP protocols. Device 102 may be a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone or any other device that may comprise a multimedia player 101.
Streaming server 100 may comprise an RTSP module 105 and an RTP module 106, which may be used in an application 109. Application 109 may perform streaming functions in server 100. RTSP module 105 and RTP module 106 may control RTSP and RTP communications, respectively, with the multimedia player 101. RSTP module 105 and RTP module 106 may operate in a coordinated manner in the streaming server, and may communicate between themselves via a communication path, e.g., line 107.