System and method for providing a video media toolbar
First Claim
1. A method of distributing a video data file to a networked computer, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a toolbar from a client computer;
delivering a module to the client computer, the module adapted for installing the toolbar associated with a network browser on the client computer;
receiving a video data file from the client computer using the toolbar associated with the network browser on the client computer;
storing the video data file received from the client computer;
generating an HTML video snippet from the stored video data file, wherein the HTML video snippet enables accessing of the stored video data file; and
distributing the HTML video snippet to the client computer to enable placement of the HTML video snippet on a client webpage so as to enable the video data file to be played on the networked computer.
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Abstract
The system and method preferably provides a toolbar to use in a network browser. The toolbar is preferably integrated within a suitable browser program graphical interface as a browser toolbar having its own toolbar graphical interface. The toolbar enables a video file to be selectively uploaded from a publisher computer to a service provider. An HTML video snippet is generated from the video file received from the publisher computer. The HTML video snippet enables access to the stored video file via a browser. The HTML video snippet is distributed to the publisher computer for placement in a publisher web page so as to enable the HTML video snippet to be selected via a browser, In response to the selection of the HTML video snippet, the video data file is played on the networked computer.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of distributing a video data file to a networked computer, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a toolbar from a client computer; delivering a module to the client computer, the module adapted for installing the toolbar associated with a network browser on the client computer; receiving a video data file from the client computer using the toolbar associated with the network browser on the client computer; storing the video data file received from the client computer; generating an HTML video snippet from the stored video data file, wherein the HTML video snippet enables accessing of the stored video data file; and distributing the HTML video snippet to the client computer to enable placement of the HTML video snippet on a client webpage so as to enable the video data file to be played on the networked computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of distributing a video data file to a viewer on a networked computer, the method comprising:
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requesting download of a toolbar from a service provider computer to a publisher computer; receiving a module adapted for installing the toolbar on the publisher computer; installing the toolbar on a publisher computer; selecting a video data file using the installed toolbar; sending the selected video data file to the first computer using the toolbar; receiving an HTML video snippet from the first computer;
wherein the HTML video snippet enables accessing of the video data file on the first computer; andplacing the HTML video snippet on a web page to enable the video data file to be played on the networked computer. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A system for distributing a video data file to a networked computer, the system comprising:
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a first computer that provides a module adapted for installation as a toolbar; a second computer configured to operate with the first computer that receives a request from a client computer for the toolbar and delivers the module to the client computer to enable the client computer to transfer a video data file to the second computer using the toolbar; and a third computer that distributes the video data file as an HTML video snippet to the networked computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of distributing a video data file to a networked computer, the method comprising:
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delivering a module to a publisher computer, wherein the module is adapted for installing a toolbar associated with a network browser on the publisher computer; receiving a video data file from the publisher computer using the toolbar; storing the video data file; storing information regarding the video data file; generating an HTML video snippet from the stored video data file, the HTML video snippet for providing access to the stored video data file; and distributing the HTML video snippet to the publisher computer, so as to enable the HTML video snippet to be placed in a publisher web page that is accessible by the networked computer to enable the playing of the video data file. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for distributing a video data file to a networked computer, the system comprising:
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a web application server for delivering a module to a client computer, the module adapted for installation as a toolbar on the client computer; a web services server for receiving a video data file from the client computer using the toolbar; and a content server for distributing the video data file as a video snippet to the client computer to enable the client computer to incorporate the video snippet in a web page that the networked computer accesses and receives. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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