Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatic table schema generation are disclosed. A description of a data source is received. A table definition is determined based on the description of the data source, wherein the table definition maps the data source to one or more columns of an output table. A parser for the data source is selected from a set of predefined parsers based on the description of the data source. A query against the data source is received. One or more elements of data responsive to the query are retrieved from the data source using the selected parser. The one or more elements are transformed into the output table based on the table definition.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: A method, system and article for allowing access to pre-loaded media content on a personal media device. Access is allowed depending upon the presence of a pre-loaded content encryption key on the personal media device. The pre-loaded encryption key is associated with the pre-loaded media content.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

Abstract: Method and apparatus, including computer program products, for scheduling a user-defined event for transmission over a network includes receiving event scheduling data over the network from a user, receiving event content data over the network from the user, producing a file that includes data based on the event scheduling data and the event content data, and storing the file on a storage device for retrieval based on the event scheduling data.

Abstract: Advertisements of various time lengths, preferably consumer tailored, are pre-cached on consumer client systems of a streaming program. Selected ones of advertisements are synchronously rendered at advertisement time slots of the streaming program, effectively substituting or replacing advertisements, if any, included with the streaming program for the advertisement time slots. In various embodiments, the advertisements are downloaded to the client systems in an adaptive manner, such that the downloads are substantially non-interfering to the receipt and rendering of the streaming program.