SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING MEDIA

摘要

The system and method for streaming media to a viewer and managing the media comprises an enhanced service routing processor (ESRP), a real time switch management system (RTSMS), a name routing processor (NRP), and a managed media switch (MMS). The RTSMS has a reservation system. The ESRP receives media from an owner, manages the media according to media rules and order rules defined by the owner, and distributes the media to one or more switches, such as the MMS, according to the media rules and the order rules. The RTSMS is configured to receive the media rules and to receive a viewer's media request via the reservation server. The reservation system of the RTSMS processes the media request according to the media rules and builds a reservation for the requested media. The RTSMS generates the reservation to the viewer and to the NRP. The NRP receives the reservation data from the viewer and from the RTSMS. The NRP processes the reservation data and locates an MMS that can stream the media to the viewer. The NRP transmits the IP address of the MMS to the viewer and transmits the reservation data to the MMS. The viewer initiates a session or connection with the MMS using the reservation number. If the reservation data from the viewer matches the reservation data from the NRP, the MMS streams the media to the viewer.

主权项

1. A digital appliance comprising a processor, memory, and a packet-based network interface configured to:
transmit, to a management system via a packet-based telecommunication network, a request associated with a user of the digital appliance to have media streamed to the digital appliance; receive, from the management system via the packet-based telecommunication network, one or more files, each of the one or more files including (i) an indication of a plurality of segments of the requested media, (ii) a plurality of resources available to facilitate streaming each segment to the digital appliance, (iii) an indication that an advertising media clip is to be streamed to the digital appliance, and (iv) information instructing the digital appliance how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources to cause each segment of the media and the advertising media clip to be streamed to the digital appliance; and communicate with one or more of the plurality of resources to cause each segment and the advertising media clip to be streamed to the digital appliance.