U.S. PATENT NO. 9,444,868 CLAIM LISTING
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`Limitation
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`1. A media system, comprising:
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`1.1.1 a plurality of independent segment files,
`wherein a given segment file of the plurality of independent segment
`files has a given format and a different segment of the plurality of
`independent segment files has a different format,
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`1.1.2
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`1.1.3
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`further wherein the given format facilitates an outputting of information
`in the given segment file at a given rate that is different than a rate
`associated with the different format;
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`a playlist that comprises a list, and the list includes a first URL for the
`given segment file and a different URL for the different segment file;
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`1.3.1 a network-based communication system operable:
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`to distribute media content to a remotely located requesting device;
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`to receive an HTTP communication from the remotely located
`requesting device that indicates a desire to access the available media;
`to send information representing the playlist to the remotely located
`requesting device;
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`1.3.3
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`1.3.4
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`1. A media system, comprising:
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`1.1.1 a plurality of independent segment files,
`wherein a given segment file of the plurality of independent segment
`files has a given format and a different segment of the plurality of
`independent segment files has a different format,
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`1.1.2
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`1.1.3
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`further wherein the given format facilitates an outputting of information
`in the given segment file at a given rate that is different than a rate
`associated with the different format;
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`1.2
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`a playlist that comprises a list, and the list includes a first URL for the
`given segment file and a different URL for the different segment file;
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`1.3.1 a network-based communication system operable:
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`1.3.2
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`to distribute media content to a remotely located requesting device;
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`to receive an HTTP communication from the remotely located
`requesting device that indicates a desire to access the available media;
`to send information representing the playlist to the remotely located
`requesting device;
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`1.3.3
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`1.3.4
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`to send information representing the given segment file to the remotely
`located requesting device; and,
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`1.3.5
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`1.3.6
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`to send information representing the different segment file to the
`remotely located requesting device; and
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`1.4.1 a plurality of remote devices configured to request media, wherein each
`of the plurality of remote devices comprises:
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`1.4.2
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`1.4.3
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`1.4.4
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`(1) an internal memory system;
`(2) a collection of instructions stored in the internal memory system that
`is operable when executed to utilize information representing the
`playlist, to request a streaming delivery of the information representing
`the given segment file, and to request a streaming delivery of the
`information representing the different segment file; and
`(3) a buffer configured to output the information representing the given
`segment file at the given rate and to output information representing the
`different segment file at the rate, which is different than the given rate.
`2. The media system of Claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of
`remote devices is a portable handheld device having a display, and the
`available media is a video.
`3. The media system of Claim 1, wherein the network-based
`communication system is configured to send the given segment file via a
`streaming delivery.
`4. The media system of Claim 1, wherein the plurality of independent
`segment files comprise serial component parts of the available media
`and
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`6.1
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`6.2
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`segmenting the available media into the plurality of independent
`segment files facilitates the delivery of the available media to the
`remotely located requesting device via Internet-based communications.
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`5. The media system of Claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of
`remote devices is a component of a home entertainment system, and the
`available media is a video.
`6. The media system of Claim 1, wherein the plurality of independent
`segment files comprise serial component parts of the available media
`and
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`a formatting of the given segment into the given format encodes the
`given segment to facilitate an outputting of the given segment at the
`given rate,
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`further wherein the formatting occurs prior to sending information
`representing the given segment file to the remotely located requesting
`device.
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`7. A media system, comprising:
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`7.1.1 a plurality of independent segment files that represent an available
`media,
`wherein a given segment file of the plurality of independent segment
`files has a given compression format and a different segment file of the
`plurality of independent segment files has a different compression
`format,
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`7.1.2
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`7.1.3
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`7.2
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`further wherein the given compression format facilitates an outputting of
`information in the given segment file at a first rate that is different than a
`second rate associated with the different compression format;
`a list including a given address for the given segment file and a different
`address for the different segment file;
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`a content delivering system comprising an electronic device operable as
`a communication device and a plurality of memory devices operable to
`store information, the content delivering system configured
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`7.3.2
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`to receive an HTTP communication from a remote requesting device
`that indicates a desire to access the available media,
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`7.3.3
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`to send the list in response to receiving the HTTP communication,
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`7.3.4
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`to receive an HTTP communication that indicates a request for the given
`segment file,
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`7.3.5
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`to stream data representing the given segment file,
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`7.3.6
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`to receive an HTTP communication that indicates a request for the
`different segment file, and
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`7.3.7
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`to stream data representing the different segment file; and
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`7.4.1
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`the electronic device comprising a housing component at least partially
`defining an enclosure,
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`7.4.2 a transceiver communicatively coupled to a communications network,
`and
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`7.4.3 a processor located within the enclosure.
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`8.1
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`8.2
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`8.3
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`9.1
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`8. The media system of Claim 7, wherein the available media is
`comprises a video,
`further wherein the transceiver is communicatively coupled to the
`communications network via a wire line connection, the system further
`comprising:
`(1) an engine that divides the available media into the plurality of
`independent segment files and encodes the plurality of independent
`segment files into an appropriate format to facilitate a delivery of the
`available media to a requesting device; and
`(2) the remote requesting device.
`9. The media system of Claim 7, further comprising the remote
`requesting device,
`wherein the remote requesting device is a cellular telephone that
`comprises a display and an application that is configured, when executed
`at the cellular telephone, to facilitate presentation of a video component
`of the available media on the display.
`10. The media system of Claim 7, further comprising an application
`stored in a memory, the application configured for execution by a
`wireless enabled device, wherein the application when executed by the
`wireless enabled device facilitates the wireless enabled device acting as
`the remote requesting device.
`11. The media system of claim 7, further comprising:
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`11.2
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`a digital engine in the content delivering system that is configured to
`maintain the list; and
`a communication engine in the content delivering system that is
`configured to facilitate a receipt of requests and a communication of
`information in response to the receipt of requests.
`12. The media system of Claim 7, wherein the content delivering system
`is communicatively coupled to a wireless network and is configured to
`send the given segment via a streaming delivery that comprises at least
`one wireless link.
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`13. The media system of Claim 10, wherein a collection of instructions
`included in the application are further operable to cause the wireless
`enabled device to consider an amount of buffer fill within an internal
`buffer before requesting the different segment file.
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`14. A media system, comprising:
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`14.1.1 an electronic device comprising a display, a buffering component, a
`transceiver, and a memory system,
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`14.2.1
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`14.1.2 wherein the electronic device is configured to utilize HTTP in
`connection with receiving a streaming delivery of an available media;
`a collection of instructions stored in the memory system and operable
`when executed to allow the electronic device: (1) to utilize HTTP to
`request a file comprising a listing of URLs for a plurality of media
`segment files associated with the available media;
`14.2.2 (2) to utilize the listing of URLs to request a given one of the plurality of
`media segment files;
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`14.2.3 (3) to receive information representing the given one of the plurality of
`media segment files;
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`14.2.4
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`14.3
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`15.1
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`(4) to utilize the listing of URLs to request another one of the plurality
`of media segment files, wherein the given one has a given compression
`format and the other one has a different compression format; and
`the buffering component of the electronic device configured: to output
`information in the given one of the plurality of media segment files at a
`given rate, and to output information in the another one of the plurality
`of media segment files at a rate that is different than the given rate.
`15. The media system of claim 14, further comprising:
`a housing component for the electronic device that at least partially
`defines an enclosure in which the memory system and the buffering
`component are secured,
`15.2 wherein the buffering component comprises a buffer; and
`a local area wireless communication module secured within the
`enclosure.
`16. The media system of claim 15, wherein the buffer facilitates
`presentation of a video media on the display,
`further wherein an amount of buffer fill in the buffer is considered in
`connection with determining which of an additional ones of the plurality
`of media segment files to request.
`17. The media system of claim 14, wherein the electronic device further
`comprises an internal rechargeable battery and a non-circular physical
`interface,
`wherein the non-circular physical interface includes at least a first
`contact to allow an external power source to recharge the internal
`rechargeable battery and a second contact to allow a communication of
`data.
`18. The media system of claim 14, wherein the electronic device is
`selected from a group consisting of a cellular telephone device, a
`computer device, a home media device, and a personal digital assistant
`device.
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`15.3
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`19.2
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`19.3
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`19. The media system of claim 14, wherein the file is written in XML,
`further wherein the collection of instructions at least partially defines a
`web browser,
`further wherein the buffering component comprises a buffer, and
`further wherein the rate and the given rate are measured in bits per
`second.
`20. The media system of claim 14, further comprising another collection
`of instructions stored in the memory system and operable when executed
`to communicate information representing a graphical interface presented
`on the display to a different electronic device to allow the different
`electronic device to present the graphical interface on a display
`associated with the different electronic device.
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