Method and system which enables users to select videos from cable provider web site for on-demand delivery from the cable provider to user televisions via cable television network
First Claim
1. A video-on-demand system comprising:
- a cable provider having videos which are available for delivery from the cable provider to a user of the cable provider;
a set-top-box (STB) associated with the user;
a television associated with the STB; and
a cable television network connecting the STB and the cable provider;
the cable provider having an Internet web site listing titles and descriptive information of the videos, wherein the user uses a computer connected to the Internet to access the web site in order to provide user identification (ID) information to the cable provider and to select a video;
wherein the cable provider uses the user ID information and information indicative of the selected video to deliver the title of the selected video to the STB via the cable television network, wherein the STB displays the titles of videos previously selected by the user from the web site on the television in response to the user directing the STB to display the titles of the previously selected videos on the television;
wherein the cable provider delivers a previously selected video to the STB via the cable television network for the STB to show on the television in response to the user choosing the title of the previously selected video.
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Abstract
A video-on-demand system and method includes a cable provider having videos available for delivery to an STB associated with a user television. The user accesses the provider'"'"'s Internet web site which lists titles of the videos to provide user identification (ID) information to the provider and to select a video. The provider uses the user ID information and information indicative of the selected video to deliver the title of the selected video to the STB via a cable network. The STB displays titles of videos previously selected by the user from the web site on the television in response to the user directing the STB to display titles of previously selected videos on the television. The provider delivers a previously selected video to the STB via the cable network for the STB to show on the television in response to the user choosing the title of the previously selected video.
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27 Claims
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1. A video-on-demand system comprising:
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a cable provider having videos which are available for delivery from the cable provider to a user of the cable provider;
a set-top-box (STB) associated with the user;
a television associated with the STB; and
a cable television network connecting the STB and the cable provider;
the cable provider having an Internet web site listing titles and descriptive information of the videos, wherein the user uses a computer connected to the Internet to access the web site in order to provide user identification (ID) information to the cable provider and to select a video;
wherein the cable provider uses the user ID information and information indicative of the selected video to deliver the title of the selected video to the STB via the cable television network, wherein the STB displays the titles of videos previously selected by the user from the web site on the television in response to the user directing the STB to display the titles of the previously selected videos on the television;
wherein the cable provider delivers a previously selected video to the STB via the cable television network for the STB to show on the television in response to the user choosing the title of the previously selected video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A video-on-demand method for use with a set-top-box (STB) associated with a television of a user, the STB being connected to a cable provider by a cable television network, the method comprising:
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storing videos at the cable provider, the videos being available for delivery from the cable provider to the user;
listing titles of the available videos on an Internet web site associated with the cable provider;
using a computer connected to the Internet for the user to access the web site in order for the user to provide user identification (ID) information to the cable provider and to select a video;
communicating the user ID information and information indicative of the selected video from the web site to the cable provider;
using the user ID information and the information indicative of the selected video to deliver the title of the selected video to the STB from the cable provider via the cable television network;
causing the STB to display the titles of videos previously selected by the user from the web site on the television in response to the user directing the STB to display the titles of the previously selected videos on the television; and
delivering a previously selected video from the cable provider to the STB via the cable television network for the STB to show on the television in response to the user choosing the title of the previously selected video. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A video-on-demand system comprising:
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a cable provider having videos which are available for delivery from the cable provider to users of the cable provider;
set-top-boxes (STBs) associated with the users;
televisions associated with the STBs; and
a cable television network connecting the STBs to the cable provider;
the cable provider having an Internet web site listing titles and descriptive information of the videos, wherein the users use computers connected to the Internet for accessing the web site in order to provide user identification (ID) information to the cable provider and to select videos;
wherein the cable provider uses the user ID information and information indicative of the selected videos to deliver the titles of the selected videos to the STBs via the cable television network, wherein the STBs direct the televisions to display the titles of the selected videos for the users to view;
wherein the cable provider delivers previously selected videos to the STBs via the cable television network for the STBs to show on the televisions in response to the users choosing the titles of the previously selected videos. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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