System, method and network device for streaming data from a network
a network and data technology, applied in the field of system, method and network device for streaming data from a network, can solve the problems of increasing data usage by consumers, and increasing the cost of unlimited data plans or plans with high data limits, so as to reduce data streaming costs, reduce license and royalty fees, and reduce streaming and royalty costs
Inactive Publication Date: 2018-02-15
YOU42 INC
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The invention provides a system and method for switching between network content and local content to reduce streaming costs. By using local content, users can play a wider selection of music that may not be available on a music streaming service. This reduces data streaming costs and supplements streaming catalogs, but also provides users with comfort and familiarity when engaging in streaming of new content. The invention is especially useful for streaming of relatively unknown, novel, and independent artists whose works are not widely distributed. The system includes a mobile device application that identifies local content, allows for a set ratio of network content to local content, scans for local content metadata, matches artists against cached database, generates artists to genre mapping file, and creates channel recommendations based on the genre mapping file. This method reduces license and royalty fees paid by music streaming services.
Problems solved by technology
Many cellular data plans and data plans offered by Internet service providers have monthly data limits, which affect even “wired” network devices (e.g., computers connected to an Internet router via Ethernet cables).
Unlimited data plans or plans with high data limits increase in cost and are not available in certain areas or through certain providers.
In addition, the music streaming industry has royalty costs associated with streaming of music.
Subscription streaming services often pass those costs to the consumers in the subscription fees or through advertising (which increases data usage by consumers and results in additional costs to companies providing such advertising).
However, the art deals with switching to local content only when a network interruption is detected and does not provide for methods to switch between network data and local data for other reasons or to reduce data usage or streaming costs by providing a method and system of switching between local and network content.
The '493 application does not provide for a system or method of switching between network content and local content when network connectivity is not lost—i.e., for reasons other than loss of connectivity and network disruptions.
Other art describes methods for customizing broadcasted network content based on user criteria and local content but does not provide for a system or method of switching between network content and local content in order to reduce data streaming and royalty costs.
This art does not, however, disclose switching between network content and local content based on multiple parameters, such as user choice.
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[0023]The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of certain embodiments of the present invention and the enclosed figures set forth in detail certain exemplary aspects and are indicative of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the present invention may be employed.
[0024]To the extent that the figures illustrate diagrams of the functional blocks of various embodiments, the functional blocks are not necessarily indicative of the division between hardware circuitry. Thus, for example, one or more of the functional blocks (e.g. mobile devices, databases, processors or memories) may be implemented in a single piece of hardware (e.g. a general purpose signal processor or a block of random access memory, hard disk or the like). Similarly, the programs may be stand-alone programs, may be incorporated as subroutines in an operating system, may be functions in an installed software package, and the like. It should be understood that the various em...
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A system, method and a network device for streaming data from a network are provided. A network device includes a software application for streaming network data. The application sets a ratio of local versus network content to a value. The application scans the network device's local media library metadata for local content and submits the metadata to the network server, wherein the server uses the metadata to identify and classify local content and create an integrated playlist using local and network content that is communicated to the network device, which starts content playback. In the event of no network connectivity, the content playback may be based entirely on locally stored content. The selection of local or network content is based on a randomly generated value and a set ratio of local to network content.
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PRIORITY CLAIM[0001]This application claims the benefit as a continuation of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 15 / 152,368, filed on May 11, 2016, presently pending, which in turn claimed priority as a continuation of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 14 / 256,913, filed on Apr. 18, 2014, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,348,905 on May 24, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to system, method and network device for streaming data from a network and to switching from streaming content to local content in order to reduce data usage, streaming costs, and royalty and licensing costs.2. Background of the Invention[0003]With the advent and improvement of the Internet, customers are now able to receive data, including music, from one or more servers to their network devices, including their wireless phones, tablets, laptops, desktops and other network devices. The reception ...
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IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06G06F17/30H04L29/08
CPCH04L67/2842G06F17/30743H04L65/80H04L65/602H04L65/4069G06F17/30752G06F17/30772G06F17/30053H04L67/42H04L65/60G06F16/639G06F16/683G06F16/686G06F16/4387H04L65/762H04L67/568H04L65/61H04L67/01
InventorBRYANT, BENJAMINFLORES, JOEYGOOLEY, CHRISTOPHERROSENBAUM, YOTAM
OwnerYOU42 INC