System and method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit

• US 20030196209A1
• Filed: 04/10/2002
• Published: 10/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sound View Innovations, LLC (Sound View Innovation Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Martin, Ronald Bruce, Lee, Anne Yin-Fee
• Granted Patent: US 8,321,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/122
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6581 Reference data, e.g. a movie identifier for ordering a movie or a product identifier in a home shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit includes: (a) at least one subscriber unit equipped for processing video signals; (b) a telecommunication network coupled with the at least one subscriber unit; and (c) at least one video provider station coupled with the telecommunication network. Each respective video provider station is responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit via the telecommunication network.

Claims

1. A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit;

the system comprising;

(a) at least one subscriber unit;

said at least one subscriber unit being equipped for processing video signals;

(b) a telecommunication network coupled with said at least one subscriber unit; and

(c) at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network;

each respective video provider station of said at least one video provider station being responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit of said at least one subscriber unit via said telecommunication network.

2. A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined call code includes a unique phone number identifying said respective video provider.

3. A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined call code includes information identifying said particular subscriber unit as being equipped for processing video signals.

4. A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 2 wherein said predetermined call code includes information identifying said particular subscriber unit as being equipped for processing video signals.

5. A system for accessing video segments via a telecommunication network;

the system comprising;

(a) a plurality of communication units coupled with said telecommunication network; and

(b) a plurality of video providers coupled with said telecommunication network;

a respective communication unit of said plurality of communication units using a predetermined respective call code for effecting communications with a particular video provider of said plurality of video providers;

said particular video provider responding to said predetermined respective call code by providing a predetermined respective video segment to said respective communication unit via said telecommunication network.

6. A system for accessing video segments via a telecommunication network as recited in claim 5 wherein said predetermined respective call code includes a unique phone number identifying said particular video provider.

7. A system for accessing video segments via a telecommunication network as recited in claim 5 wherein said predetermined respective call code includes information identifying said respective communication unit as being equipped for processing video signals.

8. A system for accessing video segments via a telecommunication network as recited in claim 6 wherein said predetermined respective call code includes information identifying said respective communication unit as being equipped for processing video signals.

9. A method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit;

the method comprising the steps of;

(a) providing at least one subscriber unit;

said at least one subscriber unit being equipped for processing video signals;

(b) in no particular order;

(1) providing a telecommunication network coupled with said at least one subscriber unit; and

(2) providing at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network; and

(c) configuring each respective video provider station of said at least one video provider station to be responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit of said at least one subscriber unit via said telecommunication network.

10. A method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 9 wherein said predetermined call code includes a unique phone number identifying said respective video provider.

11. A method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 9 wherein said predetermined call code includes information identifying said particular subscriber unit as being equipped for processing video signals.

12. A method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit as recited in claim 10 wherein said predetermined call code includes information identifying said particular subscriber unit as being equipped for processing video signals.