Frank K Conway

US Patent:

20180262818, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

May 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/979370

Inventors:

- Foster City CA, US
Brian J. Griffin - Brooklyn NY, US
Jason Hirschhorn - New York NY, US
Brian Lucas - Foster City CA, US
Sean Curtis - Rockville Centre NY, US
Frank Conway - Little Falls NJ, US

Assignee:

SLING MEDIA L.L.C. - Foster City CA

International Classification:

H04N 21/835
G11B 27/00
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/8355
H04L 29/06
H04N 7/00
H04N 7/16
H04N 7/173
H04N 21/234
H04N 21/254
H04N 21/2743
H04N 21/4627
H04N 21/4788
H04N 21/472

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for providing variable-length media clips based upon a received media stream. An exemplary system for providing media clips to users includes a database comprising a list of rules associated with a plurality of programs, as well as a first server and a second server. The first server receives information about a particular program being viewed by a media player and obtains rules from the database for the identified program that are transmitted to the media player. The second server receives a media clip of the particular program being viewed from the media player, wherein the media clip is created at the media player in accordance with the rules corresponding to the program, and subsequently makes the media clip available to the users.