Method and system to distribute online video
First Claim
1. A method for online consumer video order delivery, comprising:
- (a) receiving a pick-up ticket for a consumer video and a storage location for the consumer video by an online video portal computing device from a consumer computing device, wherein tile pick-up ticket comprises a merchant identity of an online video merchant and a product identity of the consumer video;
(b) the online video portal computing device automatically connecting to an online video merchant computing device using the merchant identity in the pick-up ticket;
(c) the online video portal computing device automatically providing the product identity in the pick-up ticket to the online video merchant computing device;
(d) the online video portal computing device automatically receiving the consumer video from the online video merchant computing device, wherein the automatically receiving comprises;
(d1) the online video merchant computing device automatically receiving the product identity from the online video portal computing device;
(d2) the online video merchant computing device automatically retrieving the consumer video using the product identity; and
(d3) the online video merchant computing device automatically sending the consumer video to the online video portal computing device; and
(e) the online video portal computing device automatically storing the consumer video.
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Abstract
An online video distribution network includes an online video portal and an online video merchant. In one embodiment, when the consumer orders a video, the merchant provides a pick-up ticket to the consumer. The portal uses the merchant identity in the pick-up ticket to connect to the merchant, and the merchant uses a product identity in the pick-up ticket to retrieve and send the video to the portal. In another embodiment, the portal provides the consumer with a drop-off ticket, which is provided to the merchant. The merchant connects to the portal using the portal identity in the drop-off ticket, and sends the video and a customer identity in the drop-off ticket to the portal. The portal determines a consumer record associated with the consumer identity and stores the video in the consumer record. The consumer can then easily access the video at the portal.
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5 Claims
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1. A method for online consumer video order delivery, comprising:
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(a) receiving a pick-up ticket for a consumer video and a storage location for the consumer video by an online video portal computing device from a consumer computing device, wherein tile pick-up ticket comprises a merchant identity of an online video merchant and a product identity of the consumer video; (b) the online video portal computing device automatically connecting to an online video merchant computing device using the merchant identity in the pick-up ticket; (c) the online video portal computing device automatically providing the product identity in the pick-up ticket to the online video merchant computing device; (d) the online video portal computing device automatically receiving the consumer video from the online video merchant computing device, wherein the automatically receiving comprises; (d1) the online video merchant computing device automatically receiving the product identity from the online video portal computing device; (d2) the online video merchant computing device automatically retrieving the consumer video using the product identity; and (d3) the online video merchant computing device automatically sending the consumer video to the online video portal computing device; and (e) the online video portal computing device automatically storing the consumer video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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