METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING VIDEO CONTENT USING A LINK

• US 20100057583A1
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Carl S., Shanks, David E., Jeffs, Alistair E.
• Application Number:
  US12/200,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20100057583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/858 Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A method and system for ordering content includes a content processing system and a device in communication with the content ordering system. The device displaying a link corresponding to content and accessing a content ordering system by selecting the link. The content processing system enables a content recording request. A user receiving device receives the content associated with the link in response to the content recording request and stores the content in a memory.

Claims

1. A method of ordering content comprising:

forming a link corresponding to content;

accessing a content ordering system by selecting the link;

enabling a content recording request;

receiving the content associated with the link at a user device in response to the content recording request; and

storing the content in a memory of the user device.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming a link comprises forming an e-mail having the link therein and communicating the e-mail to a user.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein prior to communicating the e-mail, setting an e-mail frequency.

4. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein forming an e-mail comprises forming the e-mail with a description corresponding to the content.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein forming a link comprises forming the link and associating the link with a website.

6. A method as recited in claim 5 wherein associating the link with a website comprises associating the link with a social networking website.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein enabling a content recording request comprises confirming the content associated with the content parameters.

8. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein enabling comprises selecting a room location.

9. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein enabling comprises selecting a recording prioritization.

10. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising selecting a content parameter and wherein forming a link comprises forming the link corresponding to content in response to the content parameter.

11. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein prior to selecting a content parameter, enabling an e-mail reminder system.

12. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein selecting a content parameter comprises selecting a content parameter at a website.

13. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein selecting content parameter comprises selecting a content type.

14. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein selecting content parameter comprises selecting a genre type.

15. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein selecting content parameter comprises selecting a recommendation service.

16. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein selecting content parameter comprises selecting a popularity type.

17. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising communicating a control word prior to receiving the content associated with the link

18. A method as recited in claim 17 wherein communicating a control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite.

19. A method as recited in claim 17 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a broadband communication system.

20. A method as recited in claim 17 wherein communicating the control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

21. A method as recited in claim 17 wherein communicating a control word comprises communicating the control word through a satellite and wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

22. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a satellite.

23. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a broadband communication system.

24. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein receiving the content comprises receiving the content through a terrestrial system.

25. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein prior to enabling, logging a user into the content ordering system.

26. A system comprising:

a content processing system;

a device in communication with the content ordering system, said device displaying a link corresponding to content and accessing a content ordering system by selecting the link;

said content processing system enabling a content recording request; and

a user receiving device receiving the content associated with the link in response to the content recording request and storing the content in a memory.

27. A system as recited in claim 26 wherein said content processing system forms an e-mail having the link therein and communicating the e-mail to a user.

28. A system as recited in claim 26 wherein the e-mail comprises a description of the content corresponding to the link.

29. A system as recited in claim 26 further comprising a website having the link associated therewith.

30. A system as recited in claim 29 wherein the website comprises a social networking website.