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Multiple device storefront for video provisioning system

  • US 8,910,212 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2011
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • registering, by a server device, a plurality of types of user devices;

    receiving, by the server device, metadata associated with two or more video assets;

    generating, by the server device and based on the metadata, first formatted metadata of the two or more video assets,the first formatted metadata being formatted to be compatible with a first type of user device, of the plurality of types of user devices, that corresponds to a set top box;

    providing, by the server device and via a storefront, the first formatted metadata to the first type of user device;

    generating, by the server device and based on the metadata, second formatted metadata of the two or more video assets,the second formatted metadata being formatted to be compatible with a second type of user device, of the plurality of types of user devices, that is a different type of device than the set top box;

    providing, by the server device and via the storefront, the second formatted metadata to the second type of user device;

    receiving, by the server device and from a user device of the plurality of types of user devices, a request to bookmark a video asset of the two or more video assets;

    obtaining, by the server device, a profile associated with the user device;

    updating, by the server device, the profile to include a reference to metadata associated with the video asset,the reference enabling the metadata associated with the video asset to be accessed within a period of time that is less than another period of time associated with accessing the metadata associated with the video asset via the storefront;

    receiving, by the server device, a request for the video asset from the user device;

    retrieving, by the server device, information associated with the profile,the information associated with the profile identifying a particular type of user device, of the plurality of types of user devices, associated with the user device; and

    transmitting, by the server device and to the user device, information identifying a uniform resource locator (URL) for obtaining a copy of the video asset that is formatted for the particular type of user device,the information identifying the URL including a reference to a video on-demand (VOD) network that enables streaming access to the video asset when the video asset is a VOD video asset, andthe information identifying the URL including a reference to a content delivery network that enables non-streaming access to the video asset when the video asset is not the VOD video asset.

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