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Method and system for selecting a video piece from a database

  • US 5,678,012 A
  • Filed: 05/05/1995
  • Issued: 10/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an interactive network having a headend server with an assortment of video pieces stored thereon, a user system for receiving video pieces and having a graphical viewer interface and an input device, and a network connection therebetween, a system for selecting a video piece from the assortment of video pieces available over an interactive network for viewing by a user, the system comprising:

  • a. a database of video pieces wherein each video piece in the database is characterized by categories relating to the subject matter content of the video piece;

    b. a set of icon control elements displayed by the graphical viewer interface, each icon control element being associated with each of the categories, and each icon control element being selectable by acquiring focus from the input device; and

    c. selection means for selecting at least N video pieces from the assortment of video pieces in response to a user activating at least one of the icon control elements by means of the input device, wherein each video piece in the database is further characterized by quantitative criteria relating to the subject matter of the video piece and the icon control elements are further associated with the quantitative criteria, and wherein the assortment of video pieces is n, the number of categories is m, the number of quantitative criteria is p, and the quantitative criteria has y levels and wherein ##EQU2##

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