System and method for scheduling presentation of future video event data

• US 20080250468A1
• Filed: 04/05/2007
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Van Vleck, Paul, Sullivan, Marc Andrew, Garofalo, Donald, Arellano, Javiar, Edwards, Greg W.
• Application Number:
  US11/784,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20080250468A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/115
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/165 Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/173 with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

Abstract

A method is disclosed for presenting video data comprising receiving at a first end user device, displayable video data for advertising a future video event; scanning the displayable video data for scheduling data associated with the future video event; and queuing the future video event for presenting data for the future video event based on the scheduling data. A system is disclosed for performing the method. A data structure is disclosed for containing data embedded in a computer readable medium for providing a functional and structural interrelationship between a processor, the data structure and data stored in the data structure.

Claims

1. A method for presenting video data comprising:

receiving at a first end user device, displayable video data for advertising a future video event;

scanning the displayable video data for scheduling data associated with the future video event; and

queuing the future video event for presenting data for the future video event based on the scheduling data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduling data are data selected from the group consisting of video, audio, image and text data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduling data further comprises scheduling marker data associated with preloaded scheduling data in a data base.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the scheduling marker data are received at the first end user device prior to receiving the displayable video data.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the scheduling marker data further comprise key word data selected from the group consisting of audio, video, text and image data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving notification data at a second end user device indicating pending presenting the of data for the future video event, wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the data for the future video event at a selected second end user device, wherein the selected second end use device is selected based on end user profile data wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the end user profile data indicates a second end user device based on a factor selected from the group consisting of end user location data, end user historical presenting history data, end user device selection data and end user device storage capacity data.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein the scheduling marker data are received by a first selected end user device, wherein the first selected end user device is selected based on end user profile data indicating an end user preference for the future video event.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a second end user device for presenting the data for the future video event.

6. The method of 1, wherein presenting further comprises an act selected from the group consisting of displaying and sounding data for the future video event on a second end user device, wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different end user devices associated with an end user.

12. A method for sending video data to an end user device, comprising:

sending from a internet protocol television (IPTV) video server to a first end user device, displayable video data for advertising a future video event, wherein the displayable video data includes scheduling data for the future video event for presenting of data for the future video event, wherein the scheduling data further comprises scheduling marker data associated with the scheduling data in a data base.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the scheduling marker data are sent to the first end user device prior to sending the displayable video data based on end user profile data.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

sending notification data to a second end user device indicating pending data for the future video event, wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

sending data for the future video event to a selected second end user device, wherein the selected second end use device is selected based on end user profile data wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

16. A computer readable medium containing a computer program useful for presenting video data, the computer program comprising:

instructions to receive at a first end user device, displayable video data advertising a future video event;

instructions to scan the displayable video data for scheduling data for the future video event; and

instructions to queue the future video event for presentation based on the scheduling data.

17. A computer readable medium containing a computer program useful for sending video data to an end user device, the computer program comprising:

instructions to send from an internet protocol television (IPTV) video server to a first end user device, displayable video data advertising a future video event, wherein the displayable video data includes scheduling data for the future video event for presenting data for the future video event wherein the scheduling data further comprises scheduling marker data associated with the scheduling data in a data base.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the scheduling marker data are sent to the first end user device prior to sending the displayable video data based on an end user profile.

19. A system for presenting video data comprising:

a first end user device processor in data communication with a memory, the first end user device processor further comprising a first interface for receiving at a first end user device, displayable video data advertising a future video event;

and

a computer program embedded in the memory, the computer program comprising instructions to scan the displayable video data for scheduling data for the future video event and instructions to queue the future video event for presentation based on the scheduling data.

20. The system of claim 19, the processor further comprising:

a second interface for receiving scheduling marker data associated with the scheduling data in a data base, wherein the scheduling marker data further comprise key word data selected from the group consisting of audio, video, text and image data.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a second end user device processor in data communication with a memory, the second end user device processor comprising;

a third interface for receiving notification data for the future video event.

22. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

a second end user device processor in data communication with a memory, the second end user device processor comprising;

a fourth interface for receiving data for the future video event.

23. A system for sending video data to an end user device, comprising:

a processor at a video server in data communication with a memory, the processor further comprising;

a first interface for sending from the video server to a first end user device, displayable video data advertising a future video event, wherein the displayable video data includes scheduling data for the future video event for presentation of data for the future video event, wherein the scheduling data further comprises scheduling marker data associated with the scheduling data in a data base.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the scheduling marker data are sent to the first end user device prior to sending the displayable video data based on an end user profile.

25. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a second interface for sending notification data to a second end user device indicating pending data for the future video event, wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

26. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

a third interface for sending data for the future video event to a selected second end user device, wherein the selected second end use device is selected based on end user profile data wherein the first end user device and the second end user device are different devices selected from the group consisting of a set top box, cell phone, personal data assistant, web tablet, portable internet protocol device, personal computer and lap top computer.

27. A computer readable medium having a data structure embedded therein for storing data, the data structure further comprising:

a first field for containing data indicating displayable scheduling marker data for a future video event selected based on end user profile data.

28. The medium of claim 27, the data structure further comprising:

a second field for containing data indicating an end user device presentation selection for selecting an end user device for receiving data for the future video event.

29. The medium of claim 27, the data structure further comprising:

a third field for containing data indicating an end user device notification selection for selecting an end user device for receiving notification data regarding scheduling of the future video event.

30. The medium of claim 27, the data structure further comprising:

a fourth field for containing data indicating an end user device storage capacity for an end user device for determining whether the end user device can store data for the future video event.