发明名称 |
Ratings-based digital media distribution and reproduction for a wireless network |
摘要 |
A digital media distribution system has a wireless network serving a plurality of wireless subscribers wherein the wireless network supports digital media file transfer. A content server is coupled to the wireless network for distributing media items to wireless subscribers upon request. The media items each comprises a plurality of rated versions, wherein the rated versions of each particular media item depict the same media content customized to meet a respective rating from a plurality of ratings. The content server offers each media item for downloading as a single unit containing the plurality of rated versions. A subscriber terminal selects and downloads selected media items as respective single units to be stored in the subscriber terminal. The subscriber terminal includes a trigger stored in the subscriber terminal. The trigger has a value for identifying one of the plurality of ratings to be used by the subscriber terminal for accessing the downloaded media items. A media application on the subscriber terminal activates a downloaded media item according to the rated version specified by the trigger value for the subscriber terminal and ignoring the other rated versions.
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申请公布号 |
US8457770(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.06.04 |
申请号 |
US20080099220 |
申请日期 |
2008.04.08 |
申请人 |
MARTIN GEOFFREY S.;KINDRED JONATHAN R.;SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. |
发明人 |
MARTIN GEOFFREY S.;KINDRED JONATHAN R. |
分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
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