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Method of addressing on-demand TV program content on TV services platform of a digital TV services provider

  • US 9,113,228 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2009
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • (a) receiving, at a video-on-demand (VOD) services platform comprising one or more computers, first digital video-on-demand program content for a video-on-demand program and hierarchical metadata associated with the first video-on-demand program content, the metadata comprising a title, one or more category terms, and one or more subcategory terms using a hierarchical structure for identifying an electronic program guide location where the title of the received video-on-demand program is to be located following the same hierarchical structure used in said metadata;

    (b) storing, by the VOD services platform, the first video-on-demand program content;

    (c) updating, by the VOD services platform, an electronic program guide for the VOD services platform to list the title of the received video-on-demand program in the electronic program guide location according to the hierarchical structure of the category and subcategory terms of the associated hierarchical metadata, the updated electronic program guide being accessible by subscribers of the VOD services platform both via subscriber devices connected to the VOD services platform via a closed delivery system through a TV services platform and via subscriber devices connected via an open delivery system through the Internet allowing the subscribers to navigate and select hierarchically-arranged titles of video-on-demand program content listed by category and subcategory terms from the updated electronic program guide;

    (d) receiving, at the VOD services platform via the closed delivery system, a selection by a subscriber of a title from the updated electronic program guide, including information associated with the location of the title of the received video-on-demand program, from a first subscriber device;

    (e) transmitting, from the VOD services platform to the first subscriber device via the closed delivery system, the first video-on-demand program content for playback on the first subscriber device;

    (f) receiving, at the VOD services platform via the open delivery system, a selection by the subscriber of the title from the updated electronic program guide, including information associated with the location of the title of the received video-on-demand program, from a second subscriber device; and

    (g) transmitting, from the VOD services platform to the second subscriber device via the open delivery system, the first video-on-demand program content for playback on the second subscriber device.

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