Video directory for places, locations and/or services and a user interface for searching the said directory and displaying the result(s)

• US 20070038936A1
• Filed: 08/12/2005
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Videonary LLC
• Original Assignee: Videonary LLC
• Inventors: Yaghouti, Faraz, Elmi, Brian
• Application Number:
  US11/203,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20070038936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/721
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying

Abstract

A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer including but not limited to the Internet infrastructure and/or the World Wide Web which contains a database of plurality of video files in various formats that depict and describe a specific place, location and/or service, and implements the procedure of searching and displaying for the said files with a user interface consisting of: three window frames, displaying in the first window a search box for retrieving the indexed plurality of video files, in the second window the result of the search, and the third window the complete information for the selected record.

Claims

1. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer including but not limited to the Internet infrastructure and/or the World Wide Web which contains:

a database of plurality of video files in various formats that depict a specific place, location and/or service;

method of searching for the said files;

a user interface consisting of three window frames;

displaying in the first window of the said window frames a search box for retrieving the indexed plurality of video files;

displaying in the second window of the said window frames the retrieved records filtered by the users input in the said first window; and

displaying in the third window of the said window frames the detailed information for the selected record in the second said window;

wherein the second window is initiated and displayed with a users input to search the indexed database of plurality of video files in the said first window and, the third window is initiated and displayed with a user record selection from the plurality of records displayed in the second said window.

2. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 1 wherein each video file is associated with a place, location and/or service, which is identified by a specific number within the database of plurality of video files.

3. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 2 wherein said video files consist of a plurality of shots depicting and/or describing the said place, location and/or service beginning and ending with the sign and/or logo of each said place, location and/or service.

4. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 1 comprising of displaying a search field in the first window of the said window frames wherein the user can input keyword(s) for searching the plurality of video files which initiates and displays the second window of the said window frames.

5. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 1 further comprising of displaying pre-populated drop downs, which contain specific criteria for searching the plurality of video files.

6. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 4 wherein the retrieved records from the database of the plurality of video files are displayed in the second window of the said window frames.

7. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 5 wherein the said records are listed along side a thumbnail representing a frame in the video that depicts the sign and/or logo of each specific place, location and/or service.

8. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 5 wherein selecting one of said records in the second window of the said window frames will initiate and display the third window of the said window frames.

9. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 7 wherein the third window of the said window frames contains detailed information alongside the video which depicts and describes the selected record in the second window of the said window frames.

10. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 8 wherein the third window of the said window frames further comprises of a video player for controlling the play back of the said video files.

11. A TCP/IP based application readable by a computer as set forth in claim 8 wherein the third window of the said window frames further comprises a button for electronically transmitting savings and/or coupons to the user upon users selection of the button.