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`Please amend the Claims as follows.
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`(Currently Amended) 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 content streamed to the communication device, the
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`requested media content comprising a plurality of media content segments,
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`wherein the plurality of media content segments for the requested media are
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`stored at multiple media storage devices in accordance with storage rules
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`included within an order associated with the requested media and wherein the
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`management system comprises a combination of hardware and software;
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`for each one of the plurality of media content segments, (i) determining, by the
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`management system, a plurality of resources available to obtain the media
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`content segment from one or more media storage devices and facilitate
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`streaming the media content segment to the communication device, (ii)
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`transmitting, from the management system to the communication device, an
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`indication of the media content segment and information instructing the
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`communication device how to communicate with a first one of the plurality of
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`resources to cause the media content segment to be streamed from the first one
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`of the plurality of resources to the communication device in accordance with at
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`least one rule associated with the requested media content to control how the
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`plurality of media content segments are to be streamed to the communication
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`device, a capability of the communication device, and an attribute of the user,
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`and (iii) upon an occurrence of an error while the media content segment is
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`streamed from the first one of the plurality of resources to the communication
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`device, causing the media content segment to be streamed by a second one of
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`the plurality of resources, different from the first one of the plurality of
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`resources, to the communication device; and
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`limiting an amount of time for the reguested media content to be completely viewed at
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`the communication device and preventing the streaming of one or more of the
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`media content segments to the communication device after the amount of time
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`has passed.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising processing
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`a viewer profile of the user to select the attribute of the user.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising (i)
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`selecting, based upon a viewer profile of the user, other media content, wherein the other
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`media content is not requested by the user of the communication device to be streamed to the
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`communication device, (ii) transmitting at least one identification of the other media content
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`to the communication device, and (iii) transmitting information to the communication device
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`to enable the communication device to cause the other media content to be streamed to the
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`communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 8 wherein the other media content
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`comprises an advertisement.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 8 wherein selecting the other
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`media content comprises selecting a media clip based on an attribute of the viewer profile.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 8 wherein selecting the other
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`media content comprises selecting a media clip based on an attribute of the viewer profile, the
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`attribute comprising at least one of an age, a gender, a marital status, an income, a geographic
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`location, a hobby, a preference, and a job grade.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 10 wherein the attribute of the
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`viewer profile comprises collected data associated with the user and wherein selecting the
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`media clip based on the attribute of the viewer profile comprises selecting the media clip
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`based on the collected data associated with the user.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 12 wherein the collected data
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`comprises at least one of a viewing history and a purchasing history for the user.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 10 wherein the attribute of the
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`viewer profile comprises a configurable attribute based on the user and wherein selecting the
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`media clip based on the attribute of the viewer profile comprises selecting the media clip
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`based on the configurable attribute.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting
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`other media content for streaming to the communication device based on a level of revenue to
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`be generated by streaming the other media content and transmitting at least one identification
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`of the other media content to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting
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`other media content based on a viewer profile for the user and transmitting at least one
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`identification of the other media content to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising tracking
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`streaming of the plurality of media content segments using a program identification.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising processing
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`the request to determine the plurality of resources.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting at
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`least one of the plurality of resources to stream at least one of the plurality of media content
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`segments from at least one of a switch, a media server, and a stream caster of the switch.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 19 further comprising selecting a
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`different resource to facilitate streaming the at least one of the plurality of media content
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`segments if the at least one of the plurality of resources is not able to stream the at least one of
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`the plurality of media content segments and transmitting an identification of the different
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`resource to the communication device.
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`21.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 20 wherein the different resource
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`comprises at least one of a different media server, a routing processor, and an external system.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 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 plurality
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`of media content segments to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 22 further comprising generating
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`a reservation associated With streaming each of the plurality of media content segments to the
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`communication device, the reservation being associated with a unique reservation
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`identification.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising generating
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`the indication of each of the plurality of media content segments with at least one universal
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`resource locator (URL).
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising generating
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`the indication of each of the plurality of media content segments in a play script, and
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`transmitting the play script to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 25 further comprising generating
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`the play script with a plurality of media references identifying the plurality of media content
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`segments.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising generating
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`a plurality of universal resource locators, each of the plurality of universal resource locators
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`identifying one or more of the plurality of media content segments.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising determining
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`if the communication device is authorized to have the request fulfilled.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized to have the request fulfilled comprises authenticating the
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`communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized comprises comparing a viewer profile against a service
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`rule to determine if the viewer profile complies with the service rule.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized comprises verifying that each of the plurality of media
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`content segments is available for the streaming to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized comprises authorizing any communication device for
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`making the request.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized comprises validating that the request is received from a
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`valid communication system.
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`34.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 28 wherein determining if the
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`communication device is authorized comprises accessing data of an external system to
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`determine if the request is valid.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising validating a
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`financial transaction for streaming the plurality of media content segments prior to streaming
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`the plurality of media content segments.
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`(Currently Amended) A system comprising:
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`a media streaming management system comprising a combination of hardware and
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`software, the software executable by the hardware to cause the media
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`streaming management system 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 content streamed to the communication device, the requested
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`media content comprising a plurality of segments, wherein the plurality
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`of segments for the requested media are stored at multiple media
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`storage devices in accordance with storage rules included within an
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`order associated with the requested media content; [[and]]
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`for each one of the plurality of media content segments, (i) determine a
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`plurality of resources, other than the management system, available to
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`obtain the media content segment from one or more media storage
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`devices and facilitate streaming the media content segment, (ii)
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`transmit to the communication device an indication of the media
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`content segment and information instructing the communication device
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`how to communicate with a first one of the plurality of resources to
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`cause the media content segment to be streamed from the first one of
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`the plurality of resources to the communication device in accordance
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`with at least one rule associated with the requested media content to
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`control how the plurality of media content segments are to be streamed
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`to the communication device, a capability of the communication
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`device, and an attribute of the user, and (iii) upon an occurrence of an
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`error while the media content segment from the first one of the plurality
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`of resources to the communication device, causing the media content
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`segment to be streamed by a second one of the plurality of resources,
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`different from the first one of the plurality of resources, to the
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`communication device; and
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`limit an amount of time for the reguested media content to be completely
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`viewed at the communication device and prevent the streaming of one
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`or more of the media content segments to the communication device
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`after the amount of time has passed.
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`42.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes a viewer profile to generate the indication of each media content segment.
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`43.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 42 wherein the management
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`system (i) selects, based on the viewer profile for the user, other media content, wherein the
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`other media content is not requested by the user of the communication device to be streamed
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`to the communication device, (ii) transmits at least one identification of the other media
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`content to the communication device, and (iii) transmits information to the communication
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`device to enable the communication device to cause the other media content to be streamed to
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`the communication device.
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`44.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 43 wherein the other media
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`content comprises an advertisement.
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`45.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 43 wherein the management
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`system selects a media clip as the other media content based on an attribute of the viewer
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`profile.
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`46.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 45 wherein the attribute comprises
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`at least one of an age, a gender, a marital status, an income, a geographic location, a hobby, a
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`preference, and a job grade.
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`47.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system selects at least one media clip based on collected data associated with the user of the
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`communication device, generates at least one other identification for the at least one media
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`clip, and transmits the at least one other identification to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 47 wherein the collected data
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`comprises at least one of a viewing history and a purchasing history.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 45 wherein the attribute comprises
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`a configurable attribute based on the user of the communication device.
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`50.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system selects another media content for streaming to the communication device based on a
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`level of revenue to be generated by streaming the other media content and transmits at least
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`one other identification for the other media content to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system selects at least one other media content for streaming to the communication device
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`based on a viewer attribute and transmits at least one other identification for the at least one
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`other media content to the communication device.
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`52.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system tracks streaming of one or more of the media content segments using a program
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`identification.
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`53.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes the request to determine the plurality of resources.
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`54.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein at least one of the
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`plurality of resources selects at least one other resource to stream the plurality of media
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`content segments, the at least one other resource selected from at least one of a switch, a
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`media server, and a stream caster.
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`55.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein at least one of the
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`plurality of resources identifies another resource to facilitate streaming one or more of the
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`plurality of media content segments if a first resource is not able to stream the one or more of
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`the plurality of media content segments, and transmits at least one other identification of the
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`at least one other resource to the communication device.
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`56.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 55 wherein the other resource
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`comprises at least one of a streaming management system, a media server, and an external
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`system.
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`57.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system further selects a routing processor as at least one of the resources to handle routing
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`each media content segment to the communication device.
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`58.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 57 wherein the management
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`system generates a reservation comprising a reservation identification associated with
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`streaming each media content segment to the communication device and transmits the
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`reservation to the routing processor.
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`59.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system further generates the indication of each media content segment with at least one
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`universal resource locator (URL).
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`60.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system generates the indication of each media content segment in a play script.
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`61.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system generates a plurality of media references each identifying one or more of the media
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`content segments and transmits the plurality of media references to the communication
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`device.
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`62.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system generates a plurality of universal resource locators (URLs) with the plurality of media
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`content segments and transmits the plurality of URLs to the communication device.
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`63.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 further comprising a service
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`system to determine if the communication device is authorized to have the request fulfilled.
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`64.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the service system
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`authenticates the communication device to determine if the communication device is
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`authorized.
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`65.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the service system
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`compares a viewer profile against a service rule to determine if the viewer profile complies
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`with the service rule.
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`66.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the service system
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`verifies that each media content segment is available for the communication device.
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`67.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the service system
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`authorizes any communication device requesting the media content.
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`68.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the service system
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`validates that the request is received from a valid communication system.
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`69.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 63 wherein the system comprises
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`an external system and the service system accesses data of the external system to determine if
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`the request is valid.
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`70.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 further comprising a financial
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`screener to validate a financial transaction for streaming one or more of the media content
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`segments prior to streaming the one or more of the media content segments.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising processing,
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`by the management system, at least one rule 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 the plurality of media content segments to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising using, by
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`the management system, at least one rule selected from at least one of a service billing rule, a
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`storage billing rule, a collection rule, a viewing rule, and a settlement rule to process the
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`request to determine the media content segments or the plurality of resources.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising using at
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`least one rule selected from at least one of a service rule identifying how a media content
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`viewing should be charged, a storage rule identifying where the media content segments will
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`be located for storage, a collection rule identifying an entity collecting a payment for services
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`rendered, a viewing rule identifying acceptable users that can receive the media content
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`segments, and a settlement rule identifying how a collection is divided among participating
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`entities.
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`74.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes at least one rule identifying a service provided by a network owner to
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`determine the plurality of resources other than the management system available to facilitate
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`streaming the media content segments to the communication device.
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`75.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes at least one rule selected from at least one of a service billing rule, a storage
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`billing rule, a collection rule, a viewing rule, and a settlement rule to process the request to
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`determine the media content segments or the plurality of resources.
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`76.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes at least one rule selected from at least one of a service rule identifying how a
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`media content viewing should be charged, a storage rule identifying where the media content
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`segments will be located for storage, a collection rule identifying an entity collecting a
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`payment for services rendered, a viewing rule identifying acceptable users that can receive the
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`media content segments, and a settlement rule identifying how a collection is divided among
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`participating entities.
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`77.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising processing
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`at least one settlement rule identifying how a collection is divided among participating
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`entities.
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`78.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system processes at least one settlement rule identifying how a collection is divided among
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`participating entities.
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`79.
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`(Currently Amended) 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 content streamed to the communication device, the
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`requested media content comprising a plurality of media content segments,
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`wherein the plurality of media content segments for the requested media are
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`stored at multiple media storage devices in accordance with storage rules
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`included within an order associated with the requested media content and
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`wherein the management system comprises a combination of hardware and
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`software; [[and]]
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`for each one of the plurality of media content segments, (i) determining, by the
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`management system, a plurality of resources other than the management
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`system available to obtain the media content segment from one or more media
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`storage devices and facilitate streaming the media content segment to the
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`communication device, (ii) transmitting, from the management system to the
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`communication device, an indication of the media content segment and
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`information instructing the communication device how to communicate with a
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`first one of the plurality of resources to cause the media content segment to be
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`streamed from the first one of the plurality of resources to the communication
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`device in accordance with at least one rule associated with the requested media
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`content to control how the plurality of media content segments are to be
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`streamed to the communication device, a capability of the communication
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`device, and an attribute of the user, and (iii) upon an occurrence of an error
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`while the media content segment from the first one of the plurality of resources
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`to the communication device, causing the media content segment to be
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`streamed by a second one of the plurality of resources, different from the first
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`one of the plurality of resources, to the communication device; and
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`limiting an amount of time for the requested media content to be completely viewed at
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`the communication device and preventing the streaming of one or more of the
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`media content segments to the communication device after the amount of time
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`has passed.
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`80.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting
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`another media content, generating at least one other identification for the other media content,
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`and transmitting the at least one other identification for the other media content to the
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`communication device.
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`81.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 80 wherein the other media
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`content comprises an advertisement.
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`82.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising transmitting
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`the indication of each media content segment and the information instructing the
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`communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources to cause
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`each media content segment to be streamed to the communication device in one or more
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`communications formatted for a type of player of the communication device or another format
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`of the communication device.
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`83.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising selecting
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`the plurality of resources to facilitate streaming the plurality of media content segments from
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`a plurality of media servers.
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`84.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment 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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`85.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment 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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`86.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment 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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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising receiving
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`from the communication device by at least one of the resources a separate communication for
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`each of the plurality of media content segments to effect streaming of media content segments
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`and, for each separate communication, transmitting to the communication device an address
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`of one of the resources.
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`88.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 79 further comprising receiving
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`from the communication device by at least one of the resources a single communication to
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`effect streaming each of the plurality of media content segments.
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`89.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 24 further comprising generating
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`authentication information in the at least one universal resource locator (URL).
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`90.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 27 further comprising generating
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`authentication information in each of the universal resource locators (URLs).
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`91.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 24 further comprising generating
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`at least one reservation identification in the at least one universal resource locator (URL).
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`92.
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`(Previously Presented) The method of claim 27 further comprising generating
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`a reservation identification in each of the universal resource locators (URLs).
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`93.
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`(Currently Amended) A system comprising:
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`a media streaming management system comprising a combination of hardware and
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`software, the software executable by the hardware to cause the media
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`streaming management system 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 content streamed to the communication device, the requested
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`media content comprising a plurality of media content segments, the
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`plurality of media content segments being portions of one media
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`content file made available by a media owner for streaming, wherein
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`the plurality of media content segments for the requested media are
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`stored at multiple media storage devices in accordance with storage
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`rules included within an order associated with the requested media
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`content; [[and]]
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`for each one of the plurality of media content segments, (i) determine a
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`plurality of resources other than the management system available to
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`obtain the media content segment from one or more media storage
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`devices and facilitate streaming the media content segment to the
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`communication device, (ii) transmit to the communication device an
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`indication of the media content segment and information instructing
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`the communication device how to communicate with a first one of the
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`plurality of resources to cause the media content segment to be
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`streamed from the first one of the plurality of resources to the
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`communication device in accordance with at least one rule associated
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`with the requested media content to control how the plurality of media
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`content segments are to be streamed to the communication device, a
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`capability of the communication device, and an attribute of the user,
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`and (iii) upon an occurrence of an error while the media content
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`segment from the first one of the plurality of resources to the
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`communication device, causing the media content segment to be
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`streamed by a second one of the plurality of resources, different from
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`the first one of the plurality of resources, to the communication device;
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`limit an amount of time for the reguested media content to be completely
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`viewed at the communication device and prevent the streaming of one
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`or more of the media content segments to the communication device
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`after the amount of time has passed.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system selects another media content for streaming to the communication device, generates at
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`least one other identification for the other media content, and transmits the at least one other
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`identification for the other media content to the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 94 wherein the other media
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`content comprises an advertisement.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the management
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`system transmits the indication of each media content segment and the information instructing
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`the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of resources to
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`cause each media content segment to be streamed to the communication device in one or more
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`communications formatted for a type of player of the communication device or another format
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`of the communication device.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the plurality of
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`resources to facilitate streaming of the plurality of media content segments comprises a
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`plurality of media servers.
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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment 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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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment 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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`(Previously Presented) The system of claim 93 wherein the information
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`instructing the communication device how to communicate with each of the plurality of
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`resources to cause each media content segment to be streamed to the communication device
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`comprises, at least in part, at least one address of at least one r