SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTED TOPICAL VIDEO CONTENT

• US 20090119592A1
• Filed: 11/03/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SmartStory Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: SmartStory Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: BOERNER, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US12/264,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119592A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A downloadable program and/or widget for installation on a user'"'"'s computer, for the display of topical medial content, such as videos, selected based upon the users desires.

Claims

1. A method for providing user-selected topical video content, said method comprising the steps of:

installing an audio/video player on a user'"'"'s computer;

asking a user for input regarding desired content;

receiving said input from a user;

selecting content playlist from a digital library based upon said input;

transmitting to said audio/video player a first content item for display from said content playlist; and

transmitting said future content items for display to said audio/video player.