Patent ID: 8539542
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving requests from a plurality of broadcasters requesting to broadcast on a shared channel of a public data network, the broadcasters representing continuous streaming media feeds of either live or pre-rendered content; queuing and prioritizing the broadcaster-originated requests in a broadcast queue that controls a singular viewing order of content to a multitude of simultaneous viewers representing an audience to enable each of the plurality of broadcasters to broadcast on the shared channel at a different time slot based on dynamic queue positioning performed in real-time, the dynamic queue positioning including first-come, first-served positioning, and front of the queue positioning based on specific priority factors, including broadcaster privilege or specified broadcast timing; broadcasting content corresponding to a request of a first broadcaster on the shared channel; discontinuing the broadcast of the content of the first broadcaster based on multiple factors; broadcasting content corresponding to a request of the second broadcaster on the shared channel; and using a coordinated real-time rendezvous to enable the audience of the shared channel to automatically transition from receiving the broadcast of the content of the first broadcaster to receiving the broadcast of the content of the second broadcaster on the shared channel over the public data network.