System and method for interactive video services
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- storing a full-length video program;
storing a short form program, wherein the short form program is an edited version of the full-length video program;
storing searchable parameters for the full-length video program and the short form program;
receiving a search request from a user, the search request including search parameters; and
returning search results to the user including the full-length video program and the short form program when the search parameters match the searchable parameters of the full-length video program and the short form program.
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Abstract
A method, comprising the steps of storing a full-length video program, storing a short form program, wherein the short form program is an edited version of the full-length video program, storing searchable parameters for the full-length video program and the short form program, receiving a search request from a user, the search request including search parameters and returning search results to the user including the full-length video program and the short form program when the search parameters match the searchable parameters of the full-length video program and the short form program.
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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storing a full-length video program;
storing a short form program, wherein the short form program is an edited version of the full-length video program;
storing searchable parameters for the full-length video program and the short form program;
receiving a search request from a user, the search request including search parameters; and
returning search results to the user including the full-length video program and the short form program when the search parameters match the searchable parameters of the full-length video program and the short form program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a receiving module configured to receive full-length video programming content from a programmer;
an editorial module configured to edit the full-length video programming content into short form content;
a storage module configured to store the full-length video content and the short form content;
a categorization module configured to store information on the full-length video content and short form content;
a search module configured to receive search parameters from a user and search the stored information; and
a display module configured to send search results to the users based on the search parameters. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A platform system, comprising:
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an aggregation module to collect a plurality of full-length video programs from programmers;
an editorial module to edit the full-length video programs to meet requirements to distribute the full-length video programs on-demand and to edit the full-length video programs to create independent short form programs corresponding to the full-length video programs;
an advertising module to receive advertising content from advertisers, wherein the advertisers pay a fee to include the advertising content in the platform system; and
a consumer module to provide consumer services to users of the platform. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising the steps of:
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providing on-demand full-length video programming content to a user based on one of a first revenue model and a second revenue model; and
providing on-demand short form programming content to the user based on one of the first revenue model and the second revenue model, the short form content being an edited version of the full-length video programming content, wherein the short form content is provided with advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method, comprising the steps of:
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providing a linear channel network to a consumer, the linear network channel being video-on-demand portal enabled;
providing an video-on-demand portal to the consumer, the consumer accessing the video-on-demand portal by one of directly accessing the video-on-demand portal and accessing the video-on-demand portal via the linear channel network, wherein, when the video-on-demand portal is accessed via the linear channel network, the consumer is displayed a branded video-on-demand portal related to the linear channel network; and
providing video-on-demand portal applications to the consumer, wherein the video-on-demand portal applications include one of a search portal application, a purchase content application, a access free content application and an access commercial content application;
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system, comprising:
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a server including stored video content, categorization information for the stored video content and video-on-demand portal information;
a set top box configured to tune to a linear network channel and further configured to tune to an video-on-demand portal channel, the video-on-demand portal channel including access to a main video-on-demand portal and a customized portal corresponding to the linear network channel, wherein the set top box tunes from the linear network channel to the video-on-demand portal channel and receives a portion of the video-on-demand portal information to display the customized portal on a display screen connected to the set top box, the customized portal display including information for the consumer to search the stored video content based on the categorization information and purchase the stored video content.
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