PROVIDING INFORMATIN ABOUT VIDEO CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method of providing information about video content to a client, said method comprising:
- receiving a request from a client requesting information about video content, wherein said request is automatically submitted by said client in response to said client parsing a portion of hypertext markup language text, said request including an internet protocol address of said client;
establishing (a) a geographic location of said client from said internet protocol address; and
(b) a time of said request;
identifying one or more content providers available in said geographic location;
in dependence on said one or more content providers and said time, retrieving information about said video content from a database; and
providing said information to said client.
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Abstract
A method of providing information about video content to a client is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request from a client requesting information about video content, the request including an internet protocol address of the client; establishing (a) a geographic location of the client from the internet protocol address; and (b) a time of the request; identifying one or more content providers available in the geographic location; in dependence on the one or more content providers and the time, retrieving information about the video content from a database; and providing the information to the client. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing information about video content to a client, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a client requesting information about video content, wherein said request is automatically submitted by said client in response to said client parsing a portion of hypertext markup language text, said request including an internet protocol address of said client; establishing (a) a geographic location of said client from said internet protocol address; and
(b) a time of said request;identifying one or more content providers available in said geographic location; in dependence on said one or more content providers and said time, retrieving information about said video content from a database; and providing said information to said client. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus for providing information about video content to a client, said apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a client requesting information about video content, wherein said request is automatically submitted by said client in response to said client parsing a portion of hypertext markup language text, said request including an internet protocol address of said client; means for establishing (a) a geographic location of said client from said internet protocol address; and
(b) a time of said request from said request;means for identifying one or more television platforms available in said geographic location; means for retrieving information about said video content from a database in dependence on said one or more television platforms and said time; and means for providing said information to said client.
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19. Apparatus operable to provide information about video content to a client, said apparatus comprising:
a server operable to; receive a request from a client requesting information about video content, wherein said request is automatically submitted by said client in response to said client parsing a portion of hypertext markup language text, said request including an interne protocol address of said client; establish (a) a geographic location of said client from said interne protocol address; and
(b) a time of said request from said request;identify one or more television platforms available in said geographic location; retrieve information about said video content from a database in dependence on said one or more television platforms and said time; and provide said information to said client.
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