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`(Currently Amended) A method for reserty'mg media for a Viewer, comprising:
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`medm—referehemidemtfyingatleafiohemediaefmeprogmmahd—atkotder
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`receiving; areommuhieatioh—at—a—resepvatioh—systemof—thesayatehby a management
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`systemdeyieethevia a communication network and from a communication
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`device, a request associated with a user of the communication deVice to have
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`identifying—theat—least—ohemedia streamed to the communication device, the
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`management system comprising a combination of hardware and software;
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`using the at least one order rule associated with the—at—least—ohemediaef—theprogitam
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`ahd—theat—least—ohemedia—referenemidehttfyang the at least ohe media of the
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`programto generate a presentatioh—fot an identification of a plurality of
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`portions of the at—least—ohe media at—theresertvatioh—system;
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`at—theresertvatioh—systemrdetermining, by the management system, if a system
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`plurality of resources is available to facilitate streami_ng the at—least—ohe
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`plurality of portions of the media to the communication deviceef—the
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`presentafioh—ahdftf—sorereafihg—a—resewafimmfohthepresehtafioh; and
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`transmitting, from the management system to the communication device, (i) the
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`identification of the plurality of portions of the media and (ii) information for
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`use by the communication device identifying how to communicate with each
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`of the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 flfurther comprising processing
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`a Viewer profile of—theviewer—With—a—program—Fulefor—theprogram to generate the
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`identification of the plurality of portions of the media presentation.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 4 flfurther comprising
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`dynamically (i) selecting, another—media—for—thepresentationbased upon the a_Viewer profile,
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`other media, wherein the other media is not requested by the user of the communication
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`deVice to be streamed to the communication deVice, (ii) generating an identification of the
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`other media, (iii) transmitting the identification of the other media to the communication
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`deVice, and (iv) transmitting information to the communication deVice to enable the
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`communication deVice to cause the other media to be streamed to the communication deVice.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 8 wherein dynanneally selecting
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`th_eanother media for—thepresentation further comprises selecting at least one member—of—a
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`groupeonsisting of an advertisement and a selected one of a plurality of media clips
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 9 8_wherein dynanneally selecting
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`th_eanother media for—thepresentation further comprises selecting theseleeted a_media clip
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim l0 8_wherein dynanneally selecting
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`th_eanother media for—thepresentation further comprises selecting theseleeted a_media clip
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`based on the Qattribute of the Viewer profile, the attribute comprising at least one third
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`member—of—a—third—gronpeonsisting of an age, a gender, a marital status, an income, a
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`geographic location, a hobby, a preference, and a job grade.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 10 wherein the attribute comprises
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`acollected data of—theyiewer—associated with the user and wherein selecting the selected
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`media clip based on the attribute comprises selecting the seleeted media clip based on the
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`collected data of associated with the Viewer—user.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 12 wherein the collected data
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`comprises at least one third—member—of—a—third—groupeonsisting—of a Viewing history and a
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`purchasing history, and wherein selecting the seleeted media clip based on the collected data
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`of associated with the Viewer—user comprises selecting the seleeted media clip based on the at
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`least one third member—of—thethird—groupreonsisting of the Viewing history and the purchasing
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`history.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 10 wherein the attribute comprises
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`a configurable attribute based on the Viewer—the user and wherein selecting the seleeted media
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`clip based on the attribute of the Viewer profile comprises selecting the seleeted media clip
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`based on the configurable attribute.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising
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`dynamieally selecting at—least—one other media for—thepresentation based on a level of revenue
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`to be generated by streaming the at—least—one other media, generating at least one other
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`identification for the other media, and transmitting the at least one other identification to the
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`communication deVice.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising
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`dynamieally selecting at—least—one other media for—thepresentation based on a Viewer attributel
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`generating at least one other identification for the other media, and transmitting the at least
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`one other identification to the communication deVice.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising tracking
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`thereservation—identifieation—for—theresewation streaming of the plurality of portions of the
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`media using a program identification.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising processing
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`the presentation—and—theeornmnnieationreguest to determine if the system plurality of
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`resources—is—ayailable.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising selecting
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`the system at least one of the plurality of resources to stream at least one of the plurality of
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`portions of the at—least—one media of—thepresentation from at least one member—of—a—gronp
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`eonsisting of a switch, a media server—softwareof—theswiteh, and a stream caster of the
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6Q further comprising identifying
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`selecting a different system resource eonfigured to facilitate streami_ng the at least one of the
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`at—least—one plurality of portions of the media of—thepresentatiorrif the system at least one of
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`the plurality of resources is not ayailable able to stream the at least one of the plurality of
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`portions of the media and transmitting an identification of the different resource to the
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`communication devicepassing—theeommurneatiorHoahedifferenesystem—resouree.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 20 wherein the different system
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`resource comprises at least one member—of—a—gronpeonsisting of a different media server, a
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`routing processor, streaming—management system and an external system.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising selecting a
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`routing processor as at least one of the resources to handle routing at least one of the portions
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`ithe at—least—onemedia to the communication device and—transmitting—thereseryation,
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`inelnding—thereseryation identification, to the rontirig processor.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 22 wherein—thetransmitting—the
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`reservationfurther eomprises—transnntting—the comprising generating a reservation,—inelnding
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`theidentifieation, associated with streaming the plurality of portions of the media to the
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`communication device to the renting processor at a configurable time before a start time of
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`thepresentation, the reservation comprising a reservation identification.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising generating
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`the identification of the plurality of portions of the media with at least one universal resource
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`locator (URL )fihfieripteotrespondingto—thepresemafion—fotthwewer.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 24 flwherein further comprising
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`generating the identification of the plurality of portions of the media in a the play script, and
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`transmitting the play script to the communication device—futther—eomptises—generating—theplay
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`scriptwfihthemleafionemediareferenewid—flweservafimmentifieafion.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 2_524—wherein—generating—th%play
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`seript—futther—eomptises further comprising generating the play script with a plurality of media
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`references identifying the plurality of portions of the media and—thHeservation—identifieation.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim B 24—wherein—generating—theplay
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`seript—eomprises further comprising generating at—least—one a plurality of universal resource
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`locators containing at—least—one identifying the plurality of portions of the media referenertand
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 fl further comprising
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`determining if the viewer—communication device is authorized to have the request fulfilled the
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized to have the request fulfilled further—comprises
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`authenticating the viewer communication devicetodetermirfitlwiewer—is—authotized—to
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`makethttrequest.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized further comprises comparing a viewer profile
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`against a service rule to determine if the viewer profile complies with the service rule.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized further comprises verifying that theorder—for—the
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`piogmm—is—iifeffect—and—that the ptogfam at least one of the portions of media is available for
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`viewing—bythe—viewer—streaming to the communication device.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized futthet comprises authorizing any viewer
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`communication device for making the request.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized futthet comprises validating that the
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`communication request is received from a valid communication system.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 28 wherein the determining if the
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`viewer—communication device is authorized futthet comprises accessing data of an external
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`system to determine if the cemmunication request is valid.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 flfurther comprising validating
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`a financial transaction for streaming the plurality of portions of the—at—least—onemedia prior to
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`streaming the plurality of portions of the—at—least—one media cteating—theresefvation.
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`(Currently Amended) A system for resefving media for a viewer comprising:
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`a switch management system device comprising a combination of hardware and
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`software to—receivea—ptogfamcompnising at least one_media reference
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`identifymgtheatleastonemediaefthepiogmm—and—anoidencmnptismg—at
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`receive, via a communication network and from a,—thecommunication device,
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`a request associated with a user of the communication device to have
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`a—presentationereator—teusetheat least onenrder—rule associated with the—at
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`least—onemedianf—theprograna and the at least one media reference
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`identifyingtheatleastonemediaeftheprogranrto generatea
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`presentation—fontheat—least—onean identification of a plurality of
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`portions of the media; and
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`a—reservation—generator—tedetermine—if—a—system a plurality of resources, other
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`than the management system, is available to facilitate streaming of the
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`plurality of portions of the at—least—one media', and
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`transmit to the communication device (i) the identification of the plurality of
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`portions of the media and (ii) information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of
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`the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the presentation
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`ereator management system processes a viewer profile of—theviewer—with—a—prograna—rulefor
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`theprograna to generate the identification of the plurality of portions of the media
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`presentation.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 42 wherein the presentationereator
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`management system dynaniieally (i) selects, another—media—for—thepresentation based upon @
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`the viewer profile, other media, wherein the other media is not requested by the user of the
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`communication device to be streamed to the communication device, (ii) generates an
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`identification of the other media, (iii) transmits the identification of the other media to the
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`communication device, and (iv) transmits information to the communication device to enable
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 43 wherein the other media
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`comprises at least one member—of—a—gronpeonsrsting of an advertisement and a selected one of
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`a plurality of media clip s—assoe1ated—wnth—theeornnruineatron.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 44 flwherein the presentation
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`ereator management system further selects theseleeted amedia clip as the other media based
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`attribute of the viewer profile.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 45 wherein the attribute comprises
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`at least one third—member—of—a—third—gronpeonsisting—of an age, a gender, a marital status, an
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`income, a geographic location, a hobby, a preference, and a job grade.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 45 % wherein the attribute
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`eornprises management system selects at least one media clip based on acollected data of—the
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`viewer—associated with the user of the communication device, generates at least one other
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`identification for the at least one media clip, and transmits the at least one other identification
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 47 wherein the collected data
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`comprises at least one third—member—of—a—third—gronpeonsisting of a viewing history and a
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`purchasing history.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 45 wherein the attribute comprises a
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`configurable attribute based on theviewer—the user of the communication device.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the presentation
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`ereator management system dynarnr'eally selects another media for—thepresentation based on a
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`level of revenue to be generated by streaming the seleeted another media, generates at least
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`one other identification for the other media, and transmits the at least one other identification
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the presentation
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`ereator management system dynarnieally selects at least one other another media for—the
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`presentation based on a Viewer attribute, generates at least one other identification for the
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`other media, and transmits the at least one other identification to the communication deVice.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the reservation
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`generator management system further tracks streaming of the plurality of portions of the
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`media using a program identificationthereservation—identifieation—fonthereservation.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the reservation
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`generator management system further processes the request presentation—and—the
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`eornrnnnieation to identify determine 'rf the system plurality of resources—is—available.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the system at least
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`one of the plurality of resources selects at least one other resource to stream the plurality of
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`portions of the media, the at least one other resource selected from eornprises at least one
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`member—of—a—gronpeonsrsting—of a switch, a media server softwareof—theswiteh, and a stream
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the reservation
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`generator at least one of the of the plurality of resources identifies another system resource to
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`facilitate streami_ng the presentation plurality of portions of the media if thesystem a first
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`resource is not availableand—to—pass—theeornmunieatiornto—theanothensystem able to stream
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`the plurality of portions of the media, and transmits at least one other identification of the at
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`least one other resource to the communication deVice.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 55 wherein the another—system other
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`resource comprises at least one member—of—a—gronpeonsisting of a streaming management
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the reservation
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`generator management system further selects a routing processor as at least one of the
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`resources to handle routing the plurality of portions of the media to the communication device
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 57 wherein the reservation
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`generator management system further—transmits—thegenerates a reservationrineluding—the
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`comprising a reservation identification; associated with streaming the plurality of portions of
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`the media to the communication device and transmits the reservation to the routing processor
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`at—aeonfignraloletimebeforeastarttimeofthepresentarion.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the reservation
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`generator management system further generates the identification of the plurality of portions
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`of the media with at least one universal resource locator (URL)—a—pla=yeseript—eorresponding—to
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 59 % wherein the management
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`system device generates the identification of the plurality of portions of the media in a play
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`scripteonaprises—an—identification of at least one media refereneeand—thereservarion
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 59 Qwherein the management
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`system generates plafieript eonaprises—an—identifieariorrof a plurality of media references
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`identifying the plurality of portions of the media and transmits the plurality of media
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`references to the communication device and—thereservarion—identifiearion.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 59 fiwherein the management
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`system generates playeseript—eomprises—at—least—one a plurality of universal resource locators
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`(URLs) eontarnrng—at—least—one with the plurality of portions of the media and transmits the
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`plurality of URLs to the communication device refereneeand—thereservarion—identifiearion.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4i % further comprising a service
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`order system to determine if the—viewer—communication device is authorized to have the
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`request fulfilledthemedia.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the service order
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`system further—identifieS—theviewer—and authenticates the viewer—communication device to
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`determine if the viewer—communication device is authorized.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the service order
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`system further compares a viewer profile against a service rule to determine if the viewer
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`profile complies with the service rule.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the service order
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`system further verifies that the order—for—theprogramis—nreffeet—arid—that—theprogram—is
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`plurality of portions of the media are available for viewing—byethdviewer—thi communication
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the service order system
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`further authorizes any viewer—communication device for requesting the media.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the service order
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`system further validates that the eornrnunieatioirreguest is received from a valid
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`communication system.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 63 wherein the system further
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`comprises an external system and the service order system further accesses data of the
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`external system to determine if the eornrnunieationrreguest for—themedia is valid.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4i % further comprising a financial
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`screener to validate a financial transaction for streaming the plurality of portions of the media
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`prior to ereating—thereservarion streaming the plurality of portions of the media.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 B wherein—theat—least—oneorder
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`identifying a service provided by a network owner to determine the plurality of resources
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`other than the management system available to facilitate streaming of the plurality of portions
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`of the media to the communication device.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 B further comprising using—as
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`the, by the management system at least one order rule at—least—oriernember—of—a—grotrp
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`eorrsisting—of selected from at least one of a service billing rule, a storage billing rule, a
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`collection rule, a viewing rule, and a settlement rule to process the request to determine the
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`plurality of portions of the media or the plurality of resources.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 B further comprising using as
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`the at least one order rule at—least—onemember—of—a—groupeonsisting selected from at least one
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`of a service rule identifying how a media viewing should be paid, a storage rule identifying
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`where the at least one media and—theprograrn will be located for storage, a collection rule
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`identifying an entity collecting a payment for services rendered, a viewing rule identifying
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`acceptable viewers users that can receive the at least one media, and a settlement rule
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`identifying how a collection is divided among participating entities.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4i % wherein the management
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`system processes at least one order rule identifies identifying a service provided by a network
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`owner to determine the plurality of resources other than the management system available to
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`facilitate streaming of the plurality of portions of the media to the communication device.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4i % wherein the management
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`system processes at least one order rule is selected from a—groupeorrsisting at least one of a
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`service billing rule, a storage billing rule, a collection rule, a viewing rule, and a settlement
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`rule to process the request to determine the plurality of portions of the media or the plurality
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4i % wherein the management
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`system processes at least one order rule is selected from a—groupeorrsisting at least one of a
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`service rule identifying how a media viewing should be paid, a storage rule identifying where
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`the at least one media arid—theprograrn will be located for storage, a collection rule identifying
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`an entity collecting a payment for services rendered, a viewing rule identifying acceptable
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`viewers users that can receive the at least one media, and a settlement rule identifying how a
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`collection is divided among participating entities.
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`(Currently Amended) The method of claim 6 flwherein—thefurther
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`comprising processing at least one order—ruleeomprises—a settlement rule identifying how a
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`collection is divided among participating entities.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of claim 4} % wherein the management
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`system processes at least one order—ruleeomprises—a settlement rule identifying how a
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`collection is divided among participating entities.
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`79.
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`(New) A method comprising:
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`receiving, by a management system via a communication network and from a
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`communication device, a request associated with a user of the communication
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`device to have media streamed to the communication device, the management
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`system comprising a combination of hardware and software;
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`determining, by the management system, a plurality of resources other than the
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`management system available to facilitate streaming of the media to the
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`communication device; and
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`transmitting, from the management system to the communication device, (i) an
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`identification of a plurality of portions of the media and (ii) information for use
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`by the communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the
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`plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be
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`streamed to the communication device.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting another media,
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`generating at least one other identification for the other media, and transmitting the at least
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`one other identification for the other media to the communication device.
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`(New) The method of claim 80 wherein selecting the other media comprises
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`selecting at least one of an advertisement and a selected one of a plurality of media clips.
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`82.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 further comprising transmitting (i) the
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`identification of the plurality of portions of the media and (ii) the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device in
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`one or more communications formatted for a type of player of the communication device or
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`another format of the communication device.
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`83.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting the plurality of
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`resources to facilitate streaming of the plurality of portions of the media from a plurality of
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`media servers.
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`84.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises one or more addresses of the plurality of resources, wherein the method further
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`comprises transmitting the one or more addresses of the plurality of resources to the
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`communication device.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises, at least in part, one or more addresses of one or more media servers, wherein the
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`method further comprises transmitting the one or more addresses of the one or more media
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`servers to the communication device.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises, at least in part, at least one address of at least one routing processor, wherein the
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`method further comprises transmitting the at least one address of the at least one routing
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`processor to the communication device.
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`87.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 further comprising receiving from the
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`communication device by at least one of the resources a separate communication for each one
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`of the plurality of portions of the media to effect streaming of the plurality of portions of the
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`media and, for each separate communication, transmitting to the communication device an
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`address of another one of the resources.
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`88.
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`(New) The method of claim 79 further comprising receiving from the
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`communication device by at least one of the resources a single communication to effect
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`streaming the plurality of portions of the media.
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`(New) The method of claim 24 further comprising generating authentication
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`information in the at least one universal resource locator (URL).
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`90.
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`(New) The method of claim 27 further comprising generating authentication
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`information in each of the universal resource locators (URLs).
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`(New) The method of claim 24 further comprising generating at least one
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`reservation identification in the at least one universal resource locator (URL).
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`92.
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`(New) The method of claim 27 further comprising generating a reservation
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`identification in each of the universal resource locators (URLs).
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`93.
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`(New) A system comprising:
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`a management system comprising a combination of hardware and software to:
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`receive, via a communication network and from a communication device, a
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`request associated with a user of the communication device to have
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`media streamed to the communication device;
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`determine a plurality of resources other than the management system available
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`to facilitate streaming of the media to the communication device; and
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`transmit to the communication device (i) an identification of a plurality of
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`portions of the media and (ii) information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of
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`the plurality of resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media
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`to be streamed to the communication device.
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`94.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the management system selects another
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`media, generates at least one other identification for the other media, and transmits the at least
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`one other identification for the other media to the communication device.
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`95.
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`(New) The system of claim 94 wherein the other media comprises at least one
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`of an advertisement and a selected one of a plurality of media clips.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the management system transmits (i)
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`the identification of the plurality of portions of the media and (ii) the information for use by
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`the communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication
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`device in one or more communications formatted for a type of player of the communication
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`device or another format of the communication device.
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`97.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the plurality of resources to facilitate
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`streaming of the plurality of portions of the media comprises a plurality of media servers.
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`98.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises one or more addresses of the plurality of resources.
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`99.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises, at least in part, one more addresses of one or more media servers.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 wherein the information for use by the
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`communication device identifying how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources
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`to cause the plurality of portions of the media to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises, at least in part, at least one address of at least one routing processor.
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`101.
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`(New) The system of claim 93 further comprising a routing processor to
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`receive from the communication device a separate communication for each one of the
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`plurality of portions of the media to effect stream