Patent ID: 8250179
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A network-based method for providing podcasts, the method comprising: receiving a request to render a user selected podcast on a user communications device authenticated on an Internet Protocol television network; retrieving the user selected podcast; translating by a media content server of the Internet Protocol television network the user selected podcast from a podcast format to a format suitable for reception on the user communications device; searching a content provider system by the media content server for the user selected podcast, for podcasts of a particular category, and for podcasts of a particular type; downloading by the media content server the user selected podcast, the podcasts of the particular category, and the podcasts of the particular type; providing the user selected podcast to the user communications device; and causing by a terminal server a podcast application to be launched on the user communications device such that the user can select the user selected podcast from a podcast listing provided by the podcast application.