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| Summary / Description | Disclosed is the use of a URL in a playlist. Abstract: Method and system for uploading, managing and delivering digital content, including streaming media. The system according to one embodiment allows receives digital content from the client (102), assigns a stream identifier (ID) to the content and stores the content. The client is given a playlist uniform resource locator (URL) for publishing on its web site (610), the URL including the stream ID. |
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | France |
| Patent/Application # | WO02057943A1 |
| Kind Code | World Intellectual Proper... - Publ.of the Int.Appl. with Int... - A1 |
| Patentee Name | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Fig. 3f , Fig. 5, [0060] |
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| Filing Date | January 18, 2002 |
| Additional Information | |
| Notes | Prior art identified by Susan Murray, submitted by Diane Willis. |
Excerpt [0060] Notably, the web page also provides the client 102 with the uniform resource locator (URL) for the playlist 328. In general, the playlist URL 328 is incorporated into the client's web page as a link, and when activated by an end user 104, causes the playlist identified by the embedded playlist/CG ID to be played. The process of generating the streams associated with the playlist is described in greater detail with reference to Figure 5. |
A method for maintaining a media playlist and a browsing history list of a media browsing session on a media playback device, the media playlist including a reference to at least one media document available for playback on the device and a playlist pointer identifying a currently-playing media document in the playlist, and the browsing history list including references to zero or more content documents previously accessed in the media browsing session, the method including the steps of, responsive to termination of playback of a first media document and loading for playback of a second media document on the media playback device: updating the playlist pointer to identify the second media document as the currently-playing media document; and updating the browsing history list to include a reference to the first media document as the most recently accessed content document.
| Relevance | See the Excerpt, described is the use of a URL in a playlist. |
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