System and method for creating and presenting composite video-on-demand content
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1. A method comprising:
- providing one or more lists, each list containing a plurality of video-on-demand (VOD) clips;
receiving user input, the user input specifying a set of two or more of the plurality of VOD clips; and
creating a composite VOD clip sequence wherein each of the specified set of VOD clips is a component VOD clip of the composite VOD clip sequence.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for the dynamic creation and presentation of user-specified VOD content consisting of multiple VOD clips as a passive viewing experience. For one embodiment, a user selects a set of VOD clips from a list or other selection presentation and the selected VOD clips are presented back-to-back. For one embodiment of the invention, the user may reorder the presentation sequence of the selected VOD clips. Embodiments of the invention thereby allow a user to dynamically create and present a user-specific, passive viewing presentation.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing one or more lists, each list containing a plurality of video-on-demand (VOD) clips;
receiving user input, the user input specifying a set of two or more of the plurality of VOD clips; and
creating a composite VOD clip sequence wherein each of the specified set of VOD clips is a component VOD clip of the composite VOD clip sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions which when executed by a processor cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:
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providing a list containing a plurality of VOD clips;
receiving user input, the user input specifying a set of two or more of the plurality of video-on-demand clips; and
creating a composite VOD clip sequence wherein each of the specified set of VOD clips is a component VOD clip of the composite VOD clip sequence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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a server storing VOD content, the VOD content including a plurality of VOD clips; and
a set top box coupled to the server, the set top box storing an application, the application including a VOD clip selection functionality, that enables a user to access the plurality of VOD clips and select a set of two or more VOD clips of the plurality of VOD clips, and a VOD clip composite functionality that creates a composite VOD clip sequence wherein each of the two or more VOD clips of the selected set of VOD clips is a component VOD clip of the composite VOD clip sequence. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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