US 10,028,026 B2
System for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services providerGeneral
US 10,028,026 B2
System for addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
Mushfikh Alam
Art Unit:
2426 Cable and Television
Inventors:
Milton Diaz Perez
Assignee:
Priority:
07/30/04
Filed:
06/24/16
Granted:
07/17/18
Expiration:
07/30/24
Abstract
Video content is uploaded via the Internet to a video-on-demand (VOD) server identified by a title and a hierarchical address of categories and subcategories for categorizing the title. The VOD server converts and stores the video content at a storage address in a video content database linked to the title. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as in its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. This can enable many new blogging or podcasting-like programs by popular “Hosts” to be self-published on the Internet and readily navigated for display on TV. The EPG can also store TV program addresses as bookmarks and allow them to be shared with other subscribers or with friends and contacts online by sending to their email addresses.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04N21/41407H04NG06Q30/02G06Q