SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER GENERATED VIDEO REVIEWS
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1. A system for distribution of video reviews, comprising:
- at least one processing device;
non-transitory memory storing programmatic code that when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the system to perform operations comprising;
providing for display on a terminal of a first user a document including an advertisement, the advertisement including at least text and an adjacent static image;
at least partly in response to the first user activating a playback control associated with the static image included in the advertisement, causing at least in part a video player to play back a first consumer provided video review of at least a first item associated with the static image,wherein the video player is configured to display in a scrubber area a plurality of representative images, the plurality of representative images corresponding to respective item reviews included in a given video review;
providing, in association with the first consumer provided video review, one or more controls enabling the first user to;
purchase the first item;
indicate to other users that the user wants the first item and/or store an indication in association with a profile of the user an indication that the user wants the first item;
record a second video review for at least the first item;
poll others to obtain feedback regarding the first item;
at least partly in response to an indication from the first user that the user wants to record a second video review for at least the first item, enabling;
the first user to record the second video review for the first item;
enabling the first user to provide textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item and/or automatically identifying textual descriptive information regarding the second video review based at least in part image recognition performed with respect to at least a portion of one image associated with or included in the second video review;
storing the textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item in association with the second video review.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for content aggregation and distribution are described. Video content may be received from a plurality of sources. The video content may be associated with metadata identifying items included within the video content. A video player may be provided which enables video content to be displayed on a user terminal, and a control may be provided enabling the user to quickly navigate to specific portions of the video content. A viewer of the video content may, in turn, author and provide additional video content. The video player may be embeddable.
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1. A system for distribution of video reviews, comprising:
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at least one processing device; non-transitory memory storing programmatic code that when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the system to perform operations comprising; providing for display on a terminal of a first user a document including an advertisement, the advertisement including at least text and an adjacent static image; at least partly in response to the first user activating a playback control associated with the static image included in the advertisement, causing at least in part a video player to play back a first consumer provided video review of at least a first item associated with the static image, wherein the video player is configured to display in a scrubber area a plurality of representative images, the plurality of representative images corresponding to respective item reviews included in a given video review; providing, in association with the first consumer provided video review, one or more controls enabling the first user to; purchase the first item; indicate to other users that the user wants the first item and/or store an indication in association with a profile of the user an indication that the user wants the first item; record a second video review for at least the first item; poll others to obtain feedback regarding the first item; at least partly in response to an indication from the first user that the user wants to record a second video review for at least the first item, enabling; the first user to record the second video review for the first item; enabling the first user to provide textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item and/or automatically identifying textual descriptive information regarding the second video review based at least in part image recognition performed with respect to at least a portion of one image associated with or included in the second video review; storing the textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item in association with the second video review. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Non-transitory memory storing programmatic code that when executed by a computing system including at least one processing device, causes the computing system to perform operations comprising:
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providing for display on a terminal of a first user a document including an advertisement, the advertisement including at least text and an adjacent static image; at least partly in response to the first user activating a playback control associated with the static image included in the advertisement, causing at least in part a video player to play back a first consumer provided video review of at least a first item associated with the static image, wherein the video player is configured to display in a scrubber area a plurality of representative images, the plurality of representative images corresponding to respective item reviews included in a given video review; providing, in association with the first consumer provided video review, one or more controls enabling the first user to; purchase the first item; indicate to other users that the user wants the first item and/or store an indication in association with a profile of the user an indication that the user wants the first item; record a second video review for at least the first item; poll others to obtain feedback regarding the first item; at least partly in response to an indication from the first user that the user wants to record a second video review for at least the first item, enabling; the first user to record the second video review for the first item; enabling the first user to provide textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item and/or automatically identifying textual descriptive information regarding the second video review based at least in part image recognition performed with respect to at least a portion of one image associated with or included in the second video review; and storing the textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item in association with the second video review. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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providing, via a content distribution system, for display on a terminal of a first user a document including an advertisement, the advertisement including at least text and an adjacent static image; at least partly in response to the first user activating a playback control associated with the static image included in the advertisement, causing at least in part a video player to play back a first consumer provided video review of at least a first item associated with the static image, wherein the video player is configured to display in a scrubber area a plurality of representative images, the plurality of representative images corresponding to respective item reviews included in a given video review; providing, in association with the first consumer provided video review, one or more controls enabling the first user to; purchase the first item; indicate to other users that the user wants the first item and/or store an indication in association with a profile of the user an indication that the user wants the first item; record a second video review for at least the first item; poll others to obtain feedback regarding the first item; at least partly in response to an indication from the first user that the user wants to record a second video review for at least the first item, enabling by the content distribution system; the first user to record the second video review for the first item; the first user to provide textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item and/or automatically identifying textual descriptive information regarding the second video review based at least in part image recognition performed with respect to at least a portion of one image associated with or included in the second video review; and storing the textual descriptive information regarding the second video review for the first item in association with the second video review.
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