PurpleComm, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150113552 | System And Method For Dayparting Audio-Visual Content - A computer implemented method for organizing and delivering audio-visual online content, having: on a computing device having one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: developing a dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from an electronic programming guide, and modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a publicly available internet-based content provider. The method may also include modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a password-protected internet-based content provider. The method may also include delivering the audio-visual online content based on the modified dayparting ratio. Also, a computer system including one or more processors and memory to store one or more programs including the instructions. Further, a nontransitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs including the instructions. | 04-23-2015 |
20140157320 | Meta Channel Based Media System Control Technology - Meta-channels identify content entries and indicate an order with which to experience the content entries. The meta-channels may include a multi-source meta-channel that includes at least a first content entry that relates to first content broadcast by a first content provider at a specific time and a second content entry that relates to second content made available, over a network, by a second content provider in response to user requests. A selection of a meta-channel is received and the selection of the meta-channel is mapped to a content entry defined by the selected meta-channel. A media system is controlled to render content based on a content entry mapped to by the selected meta-channel. | 06-05-2014 |
20140096161 | Meta Channel Based Media System Control Technology - Meta-channels identify content entries and indicate an order with which to experience the content entries. The meta-channels may include a multi-source meta-channel that includes at least a first content entry that relates to first content broadcast by a first content provider at a specific time and a second content entry that relates to second content made available, over a network, by a second content provider in response to user requests. A selection of a meta-channel is received and the selection of the meta-channel is mapped to a content entry defined by the selected meta-channel. A media system is controlled to render content based on a content entry mapped to by the selected meta-channel. | 04-03-2014 |
20130326335 | Website Presence - Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website. | 12-05-2013 |
20130227624 | Meta Channel Network-Based Content Download Technology - Content download technology, in which a network-based video scheduled to be played at a particular time is identified, and multiple sources from which the network-based video is available for downloading are identified. An initial source from which to download the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a first process to download the network-based video from the initial source is initiated. Progress of the download of the network-based video is monitored. When an estimated amount of time remaining for the download of the network-based video from the initial source to complete does not enable viewing of the network-based video at the particular time without interruption, an alternative source from which to download at least a portion of the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a second process to download at least the portion the network-based video from the alternative source is initiated. | 08-29-2013 |
20130198781 | META CHANNEL BASED MEDIA SYSTEM CONTROL TECHNOLOGY - Meta-channels identify content entries and indicate an order with which to experience the content entries. The meta-channels may include a multi-source meta-channel that includes at least a first content entry that relates to first content broadcast by a first content provider at a specific time and a second content entry that relates to second content made available, over a network, by a second content provider in response to user requests. A selection of a meta-channel is received and the selection of the meta-channel is mapped to a content entry defined by the selected meta-channel. A media system is controlled to render content based on a content entry mapped to by the selected meta-channel. | 08-01-2013 |
20100199318 | META CHANNEL NETWORK-BASED CONTENT DOWNLOAD TECHNOLOGY - Content download technology, in which a network-based video scheduled to be played at a particular time is identified, and multiple sources from which the network-based video is available for downloading are identified. An initial source from which to download the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a first process to download the network-based video from the initial source is initiated. Progress of the download of the network-based video is monitored. When an estimated amount of time remaining for the download of the network-based video from the initial source to complete does not enable viewing of the network-based video at the particular time without interruption, an alternative source from which to download at least a portion of the network-based video is selected from among the multiple sources, and a second process to download at least the portion the network-based video from the alternative source is initiated. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199312 | META CHANNEL BASED MEDIA SYSTEM CONTROL TECHNOLGY - Meta-channels identify content entries and indicate an order with which to experience the content entries. The meta-channels may include a multi-source meta-channel that includes at least a first content entry that relates to first content broadcast by a first content provider at a specific time and a second content entry that relates to second content made available, over a network, by a second content provider in response to user requests. A selection of a meta-channel is received and the selection of the meta-channel is mapped to a content entry defined by the selected meta-channel. A media system is controlled to render content based on a content entry mapped to by the selected meta-channel. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199311 | META CHANNEL CACHING AND INSTANT VIEWING RELATED TECHNOLOGY - Caching related technology, in which a time needed to begin rendering network-based video content without caching a decoded version of the content is determined and, the determined time to begin rendering the network-based video content is compared to a threshold time. When the determined time to begin rendering the network-based video content exceeds the threshold time, an initial portion of the network-based video content is pre-transcoded to a faster video codec format, and the pre-transcoded initial portion of the network-based video content is stored in electronic storage associated with a media system of a user. | 08-05-2010 |
20100199299 | META CHANNEL MEDIA SYSTEM CONTROL AND ADVERTISEMENT TECHNOLOGY - Media system control technology, in which an advertisement on a selected content channel being experienced by a user using a media system is detected, advertisement preferences of the user are accessed from electronic storage, and secondary content is selected based on the accessed advertisement preferences of the user. The secondary content is substituted for the advertisement on the selected content channel, and the media system is controlled to output the secondary content instead of the advertisement. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198742 | Online Social Encountering - A method for online social encountering includes obtaining identity information regarding a user of an online encounter service, and sending to a presence server, online presence information regarding the user. The method also includes receiving from the presence server, online presence information regarding one or more friends of the user that are visiting a website that the user is also visiting. If the user and the one or more friends indicate a desire to interact, an interaction between the user and the one or more friends is initiated. | 08-05-2010 |