System and method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit
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1. A method for delivering video products to a user of a subscriber unit over a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network, said at least one video provider station associated with a plurality of video products, each video product associated with a unique phone number;
receiving, at said video provider station, a call from the user of the subscriber unit to a unique phone number associated with a video product;
establishing a direct connection between the subscriber unit and the video provider station using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message generated by the subscriber unit in response to the entry of the unique phone number by the user, and providing a video product associated with the unique phone number to the subscriber unit via said telecommunication network;
streaming the predetermined video product to the subscriber unit through the direct connection established for the call without further input by the user of the subscriber unit.
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Abstract
A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit includes: (a) at least one subscriber unit equipped for processing video signals; (b) a telecommunication network coupled with the at least one subscriber unit; and (c) at least one video provider station coupled with the telecommunication network. Each respective video provider station is responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit via the telecommunication network.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for delivering video products to a user of a subscriber unit over a telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network, said at least one video provider station associated with a plurality of video products, each video product associated with a unique phone number; receiving, at said video provider station, a call from the user of the subscriber unit to a unique phone number associated with a video product; establishing a direct connection between the subscriber unit and the video provider station using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message generated by the subscriber unit in response to the entry of the unique phone number by the user, and providing a video product associated with the unique phone number to the subscriber unit via said telecommunication network; streaming the predetermined video product to the subscriber unit through the direct connection established for the call without further input by the user of the subscriber unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for downloading video products to a subscriber unit over a telecommunications network without entering a universal resource locator (URL) address, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering a phone number, by a user of the subscriber unit, that is uniquely associated with a video product; sending the phone number over the communications network to a video provider station using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, said video provider station associated with a plurality of video products, each video product associated with a unique phone number; receiving, from the video provider station, a streamed video product during a direct connection established for the call; and displaying, on the subscriber unit, the received video product associated with the phone number entered by the user of the subscriber unit, without further input by the user. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A subscriber unit for downloading video products over a telecommunications network without entering a universal resource locator (URL) address, the subscriber unit adapted to perform the steps of:
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receiving a phone number, entered by a user of the subscriber unit, that is uniquely associated with a video product; sending the phone number over the communications network to a video provider station using a session initiation protocol (SIP) message, said video provider station associated with a plurality of video products, each video product associated with a unique phone number; receiving, from the video provider station, a streamed video product during a direct connection established for the call; and displaying, on the subscriber unit, the received video product associated with the phone number entered by the user of the subscriber unit, without further input by the user. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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