公开(公告)号：US20130185422A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13727443

申请日：2012-12-26

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Ian C. Rogers ,  Matthew Kozlov

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/025 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/08099

Abstract: A method and network architecture through which user-specific media profile data can be made available to third parties. A browser is optionally enhanced to facilitate playback and control of one or more media players, thereby allowing the user to play content via the browser. As the user plays content in the browser or any of the media players, information is collected about the content and stored in a database. By monitoring all media-related interactions made by the user within the browser, the collected content information can encompass information from a wide range of sources. User-specific profile data is then determined based on the collected data and such user-specific profile data is made available to third parties. The user-specific profile data can be used, for example, for social networking purposes, and may also be used to drive advertisements or other content to the user.

Abstract translation: 可以向第三方提供用户特定媒体简档数据的方法和网络架构。 可选地增强浏览器以便于播放和控制一个或多个媒体播放器，从而允许用户通过浏览器播放内容。 当用户在浏览器或任何媒体播放器中播放内容时，收集关于内容并存储在数据库中的信息。 通过监视用户在浏览器内进行的所有媒体相关的交互，所收集的内容信息可以包含来自广泛来源的信息。 然后基于收集的数据确定用户特定的简档数据，并且向第三方提供这种用户特定的简档数据。 用户特定的简档数据可以用于例如用于社交网络的目的，并且还可以用于向用户驱动广告或其他内容。

公开(公告)号：US20130290099A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13847903

申请日：2013-03-20

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Malcolm Slaney ,  Dennis Martin DeCoste ,  Ian C. Rogers ,  Michael Spiegelman

IPC: G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0275 ,  G06Q30/0623 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0641

Abstract: An online music system includes a music database configured to store musical selections and to store a user profile for respective users of the online music system, an advertiser account management system to store bid amounts from advertisers seeking to provide information to the users of the online music system and a user recommendation system coupled to the music database to present information about musical selections to respective users based on the stored user profile and the stored bid amounts.

Abstract translation: 在线音乐系统包括配置为存储音乐选择并存储用于在线音乐系统的各个用户的用户简档的音乐数据库，广告客户帐户管理系统，用于存储寻求向在线音乐的用户提供信息的广告商的投标金额 系统和用户推荐系统，其耦合到音乐数据库，以基于所存储的用户简档和存储的投标金额向相应的用户呈现关于音乐选择的信息。

公开(公告)号：US09736216B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US13727443

申请日：2012-12-26

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Ian C. Rogers ,  Matthew Kozlov

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: H04L67/025 ,  G06F17/30867 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L29/08099

Abstract: A method and network architecture through which user-specific media profile data can be made available to third parties. A browser is optionally enhanced to facilitate playback and control of one or more media players, thereby allowing the user to play content via the browser. As the user plays content in the browser or any of the media players, information is collected about the content and stored in a database. By monitoring all media-related interactions made by the user within the browser, the collected content information can encompass information from a wide range of sources. User-specific profile data is then determined based on the collected data and such user-specific profile data is made available to third parties. The user-specific profile data can be used, for example, for social networking purposes, and may also be used to drive advertisements or other content to the user.

公开(公告)号：US20150161119A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14621546

申请日：2015-02-13

Applicant: YAHOO! INC.

Inventor： Roberto Warren Fisher ,  Chris Kalaboukis ,  Ronald Martinez ,  Ian C. Rogers

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F16/43 ,  G06F16/41 ,  G06F16/61 ,  G06F16/68

Abstract: A real-time locater for digital media objects, related to one or more musical compositions and accessible over a network, is described. A service-provider maintains a master index of the digital media objects and a playlist-resolver server. The master index is organized by considering each media object to be an example of a primary attribute associated with the media object by a multitude of users. The reference is constructed as a data structure of primary attributes and means of locating the media objects as instances of primary attributes. The playlist-resolver works with the master index to translate a list of references to creative works into a series of successful accesses to the corresponding media object files.

Abstract translation: 描述了与一个或多个音乐作品相关并且可通过网络访问的用于数字媒体对象的实时定位器。 服务提供商维护数字媒体对象的主索引和播放列表解析器服务器。 主索引是通过考虑每个媒体对象作为由多个用户与媒体对象相关联的主属性的示例来组织的。 该引用被构造为主要属性的数据结构和将媒体对象定位为主要属性的实例的手段。 播放列表解析器与主索引一起工作，将对创意作品的引用列表转换成对相应媒体对象文件的一系列成功访问。

公开(公告)号：US09584590B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US14170379

申请日：2014-01-31

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Lord ,  Ian C. Rogers

IPC: G06F15/16 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/12

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/1233 ,  H04L29/12547 ,  H04L61/15 ,  H04L61/2582 ,  H04L61/2589 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: A software based system for facilitating streaming of media files to a device over a wide area network (WAN) includes an agent process, an authentication process, a client services process and a client process. The agent process catalogs local media files and advises the authentication process of it's availability on the WAN and the address at which it may be contacted. The client process contacts the client services process to obtain, after authenticating with it, the WAN address of the agent process and contacts the agent process to receive information or meta-data describing the media files available for streaming. The client process obtains information for forming a URI or playlist, that it then passes to a media player to request the stream over the WAN. Alternately, the client process may direct the agent process to pass the URL to another client process on, for example, the same local area network.

Abstract translation: 用于促进媒体文件通过广域网（WAN）流向设备的基于软件的系统包括代理进程，认证过程，客户端服务进程和客户端进程。 代理进程对本地媒体文件进行目录，并建议WAN的可用性和可能联系的地址的身份验证过程。 客户端进程联系客户端服务进程，在使用它进行身份验证之后，获取代理进程的WAN地址，并联系代理进程以接收描述可用于流媒体的媒体文件的信息或元数据。 客户端进程获得用于形成URI或播放列表的信息，然后传递给媒体播放器以通过WAN请求流。 或者，客户端进程可以指示代理进程将URL传递到例如相同局域网上的另一客户端进程。

公开(公告)号：US20140297808A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US14170379

申请日：2014-01-31

Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.

Inventor： Robert D. Lord ,  Ian C. Rogers

IPC: H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G06F17/30038 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/06027 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L29/1233 ,  H04L29/12547 ,  H04L61/15 ,  H04L61/2582 ,  H04L61/2589 ,  H04L65/105 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: A software based system for facilitating streaming of media files to a device over a wide area network (WAN) includes an agent process, an authentication process, a client services process and a client process. The agent process catalogs local media files and advises the authentication process of it's availability on the WAN and the address at which it may be contacted. The client process contacts the client services process to obtain, after authenticating with it, the WAN address of the agent process and contacts the agent process to receive information or meta-data describing the media files available for streaming. The client process obtains information for forming a URI or playlist, that it then passes to a media player to request the stream over the WAN. Alternately, the client process may direct the agent process to pass the URL to another client process on, for example, the same local area network.

Abstract translation: 用于促进媒体文件通过广域网（WAN）流向设备的基于软件的系统包括代理进程，认证过程，客户端服务进程和客户端进程。 代理进程对本地媒体文件进行目录，并建议WAN的可用性和可能联系的地址的身份验证过程。 客户端进程联系客户端服务进程，在使用它进行身份验证之后，获取代理进程的WAN地址，并联系代理进程以接收描述可用于流媒体的媒体文件的信息或元数据。 客户端进程获得用于形成URI或播放列表的信息，然后传递给媒体播放器以通过WAN请求流。 或者，客户端进程可以指示代理进程将URL传递到例如相同局域网上的另一客户端进程。