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| 20080281951 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for managing and delivering media content are provided. A device includes a media recording structure for capturing the media content, an input component, and a transmitter. The device further includes a processor in communication with the media recording structure, the input component, and the transmitter. The device further includes a media management application executing on the processor. The media management application performs a method. The method includes receiving a destination address for a media file including the media content captured by the media recording structure, the destination address entered via the input component. The method also includes transmitting the media file to a receiving device associated with the destination address via the transmitter. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281977 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING A LIVE MEDIA STREAM - Method, devices, systems, and computer program products for managing and delivering a live media stream associated with a network-enabled media recording device are provided. A method includes receiving a network address for transmitting the live media stream captured by the network-enabled media recording device. The method also includes assigning a user identification to the live media stream. The user identification is associated with the network-enabled media recording device. The method further includes transmitting the live media stream and user identification via the network-enabled media recording device over a network. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080282191 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY SERVICES FOR MEDIA CONTENT - A method, system, and computer program product for providing media management services are provided. The method includes creating an account record for a user identification received from a network-enabled media recording device and storing the user identification in the account record. The method also includes mapping the user identification to a storage space allocated for a user associated with the user identification. The storage space stores a media file received from the network-enabled media recording device. The method further includes presenting a menu of options to the user via the network-enabled media recording device. The options are operable for defining an authorization requirement for controlling access by a target viewer to a media file and/or managing account information, account preferences, media devices, and media files. The method also includes storing selections received from the media recording device in the account record, the selections received in response to presenting the menu of options. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090144786 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CHANNEL SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing media channel services are disclosed. A method includes provisioning an Internet-Protocol (IP)-enabled media channel in response to a request to create a media channel account, which includes creating an account record for the media channel account, assigning a media device identifier to the account record, assigning a network address to the IP-based media channel, and storing the network address in the account record. The method also includes populating a storage system with editable and non-editable content. The editable content is received and controlled by a user of the media channel account via a media device, and the non-editable content is controlled by a network media services application. The method further includes creating and presenting a media channel page that includes the editable and non-editable content in response to a request by the user to initiate a session for the channel. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090144789 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR STORAGE OF MUSIC VIA IPTV - Systems, methods, and computer products for storage of music via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) are disclosed herein. Exemplary embodiments include a network-based method for audio storage. The method includes receiving a request to store audio data, retrieving the audio data through an Internet Protocol television (IPTV) network, and storing the audio data in an audio repository in communication with the IPTV network. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090292602 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC COUPONS - Electronic coupons are distributed by receiving customer preferences including a customer identifier associated with a preferred vendor identifier, a preferred vendor category identifier, a preferred product/service identifier, or a preferred brand name identifier. Vendor information is received which includes a vendor identifier, a vendor category identifier, a vendor product/service identifier, a brand name identifier, or a promotional offer discount parameter. The customer preferences are compared with the vendor information to determine whether or not a match exists between the customer preferences and the vendor information. If a match exists, an electronic coupon is generated that includes information indicative of the preferred vendor identifier, the preferred vendor category identifier, the preferred product/service identifier, the preferred brand name identifier, or the promotional offer discount parameter. The generated electronic coupon is distributed to a customer associated with the customer identifier. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293078 | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR REPORTING INTERNET PROTOCOL TELEVISION RELATED DATA COLLECTED FROM APPLICATION AND DEVICE DATA - Methods and computer program products for reporting application and device data retrieved from within an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network environment are provided. IPTV system usage data is retrieved from at least one IPTV device and normalized into a predetermined data format. The IPTV system usage data is parsed according to predetermined criteria. The parsed IPTV system usage data is delivered to a dedicated data mart for storage, the IPTV system usage data that is stored within at least one dedicated data mart is accessed, and the IPTV system usage data that is stored at the at least one dedicated data mart is used to generate a report. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293081 | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PERFORMING SEARCHES AT A PLURALITY OF CONTENT STORING LOCATIONS - Locating content by performing a search at a plurality of content storing locations is provided. A search query is received requesting content. A search is performed for the requested content at a plurality of content storing locations including at least a user content storage device and a network accessible content storage device. If the search locates the requested content, and if the requested content is not stored on the user content storage device, then digital rights management protection is applied to the requested content and the requested content is streamed from the network accessible content storage device to the user content storage device. Digital rights management protection denies access to the requested content until a payment authorization is received. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293098 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR SEARCHING FOR UNSCHEDULED PROGRAMS AND RELATED PROCESSING - Systems, methods and computer products for DVR searching, scheduling and recording for unscheduled programs and programs outside an electronic programming guide. Exemplary embodiments include an unscheduled program searching, scheduling, and recording method, including receiving program data related to a currently unscheduled program, receiving a recording request for scheduling recording of the currently unscheduled program at a date when the currently unscheduled program becomes available as a scheduled program, storing the recording request for the currently unscheduled program and in response to the currently unscheduled program becoming available as the scheduled program, scheduling the scheduled program for recording. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090296686 | METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SELECTING AN ADVERTISEMENT TO INITIATE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, communications devices, and computer program products for selecting an advertisement to initiate communications between communication devices using an Internet protocol enabled television infrastructure are provided. Input of a call back number is received. Advertisement data of an enterprise is accessed via an Internet protocol enabled device. A selection is received to initiate a communication to the enterprise. A selection of the call back number is received. The call back number is contacted, in response to an indication that the enterprise has been contacted for initiation of the communication. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090300219 | TRANSFER OF CONTACT DATA TO A NAVIGATION DEVICE - Various methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. One example includes a method for transferring location information. Location information is received via a network. The location information is parsed. It is determined whether the location information is in a proper format for a navigation device. In response to determining that the location information is not in the proper format, the location information is converted into the proper format for the navigation device. The location information is transmitted to the navigation device via another network, and the navigation device is capable of receiving communications over the other network. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100017299 | METHODS, DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR LOCATING ITEMS OFFERED BY VENDORS AT CUSTOMER PREFERRED PRICES - Methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for locating items offered by vendors at customer preferred prices are provided. The methods comprise receiving customer preferences including a customer identifier associated with a preferred item identifier and a preferred maximum price identifier. Vendor information is received which includes a vendor identifier associated with an offered item identifier and an offered item price identifier. The customer preferences and vendor information are stored, wherein the stored customer preferences include one or more stored preferred item identifiers and the stored vendor information includes one or more stored offered item identifiers. The stored preferred item identifiers are compared with the stored offered item identifiers. If a preferred item identifier matches an offered item identifier, the offered item price identifier associated with the matching offered item identifier is retrieved, and the preferred maximum price identifier associated with the matching preferred item identifier is retrieved. If the offered item price identifier is less than or equal to the preferred maximum price identifier, a matching price record is generated. | 01-21-2010 |
