Method and System for the Creating, Managing, and Delivery of Feed Formatted Content

Abstract

The invention provides methods for creating, managing, and delivery of feed formatted content. One method includes: receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator, determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator, and providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations. A further method includes: sending an authentication request to an authentication node including a first set of user identification information, receiving an authentication reply from the authentication node, providing multimedia location information, receiving a multimedia content request from a user node including a second set of user identification information, determining content ownership based on the first and second sets of user identification information, and providing the multimedia content based on the content request and the determination. A further method includes receiving a resize input, resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different from the second number, receiving a scroll request, determining a scroll number based on the second number, and scrolling based on the determination.

1 . A method of dynamic playlist creation comprising: 
 receiving a multimedia playlist request including at least one multimedia location indicator;    determining at least one multimedia file location based on the at least one multimedia location indicator; and    providing a multimedia playlist including at least one of the determined multimedia file locations.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia location indicator is associated with a podcast url.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia playlist request is received at a server from a user; and wherein the provided multimedia playlist is provided from the server to the user.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a geographic location associated with the multimedia playlist request; and providing a multimedia playlist based on the determined geographic location.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one multimedia file location is determined based on the determined geographic location.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising determining at least one multimedia ad location based on the determined geographic location and providing the determined multimedia ad location in the provided multimedia playlist.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a subject of the multimedia file associated with the determined multimedia file location, and determining an ad based on the subject, wherein the multimedia playlist is provided with the determined ad.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising determining a subject of the multimedia file associated with the determined multimedia file location, and determining an ad based on the subject, wherein the multimedia playlist is provided with the determined ad.  
     
     
         9 . A method of providing multimedia content, the method comprising: 
 sending an authentication request to an authentication node including a first set of user identification information;    receiving an authentication reply from the authentication node;    providing multimedia location information;    receiving a multimedia content request from a user node including a second set of user identification information;    determining content ownership based on the first and second sets of user identification information; and    providing the multimedia content based on the content request and the determination.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein determining content ownership comprises sending an authentication request to the authentication node; and receiving an authentication reply.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the second set of user information includes an IP address.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein providing the multimedia content comprises providing a portion of the multimedia content.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein a full version purchase option is provided in association with the portion of the multimedia content.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising: determining access availability, wherein providing the multimedia content is based on access availability.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving a recommendation request; 
 indexing a recommendation recipient user to the multimedia content based on the recommendation request.    
     
     
         16 . A method of operating a feed reader, the method comprising: 
 receiving a resize input;    resizing a feed reader from a first display including a first number of feed items to a second display including a second number of feed items based on the resize input, the first number different than the second number;    receiving a scroll request;    determining a scroll number based on the second number; and    scrolling based on the determination.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising determining a sponsorship based on one or more of the feed items within the second display.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising determining a sponsorship responsive to the scroll request.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising determining the sponsorship based on a geographic user identity associated with the scroll request.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising determining the sponsorship based on time of day determination.