Content sorting and channel definition technology
First Claim
1. A method of providing channel information to users of a content delivery network, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a content curator, input defining multiple content links to include in a channel associated with the content curator, each content link including an address at which content is made available over a network;
determining, using a network server system, supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links;
defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the supplemental channel information; and
publishing, using the network server system, the defined channel information at a channel link for the channel associated with the content curator to make the defined channel information available to user devices of a content delivery network, the channel link being a network address at which the defined channel information is made available to the user devices of the content delivery network,wherein determining, using the network server system, supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links comprises determining, using the network server system, one or more hot indices for at least one of the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator by;
monitoring users viewing behavior when viewing content linked to by a particular content link from the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator;
based on the monitoring, collecting viewing behavior analytics data for the content linked to by the particular content link;
automatically creating, without human intervention, one or more hot indices for the content linked to by the particular content link based on the viewing behavior analytics data, each of the one or more hot indices pointing to a different position within the content linked to by the particular content link; and
storing, in association with the particular content link and for each of the one or more automatically created hot indices, timing data that indicates the position within the content linked to by the particular content link pointed to by the corresponding hot index, andwherein defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator comprises defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the one or more hot indices.
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Abstract
Content sorting and definition technology, in which input defining multiple content links to include in a channel is received from a content curator and supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links is determined. Channel information for the channel associated with the content curator is defined based on the multiple content links and the supplemental channel information and the defined channel information is published at a channel link to make the channel information available to user devices of a content delivery network. The channel link is a network address at which the defined channel information is made available to the user devices of the content delivery network.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing channel information to users of a content delivery network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a content curator, input defining multiple content links to include in a channel associated with the content curator, each content link including an address at which content is made available over a network; determining, using a network server system, supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links; defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the supplemental channel information; and publishing, using the network server system, the defined channel information at a channel link for the channel associated with the content curator to make the defined channel information available to user devices of a content delivery network, the channel link being a network address at which the defined channel information is made available to the user devices of the content delivery network, wherein determining, using the network server system, supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links comprises determining, using the network server system, one or more hot indices for at least one of the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator by; monitoring users viewing behavior when viewing content linked to by a particular content link from the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator; based on the monitoring, collecting viewing behavior analytics data for the content linked to by the particular content link; automatically creating, without human intervention, one or more hot indices for the content linked to by the particular content link based on the viewing behavior analytics data, each of the one or more hot indices pointing to a different position within the content linked to by the particular content link; and storing, in association with the particular content link and for each of the one or more automatically created hot indices, timing data that indicates the position within the content linked to by the particular content link pointed to by the corresponding hot index, and wherein defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator comprises defining, using the network server system, channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the one or more hot indices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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at least one computer; and at least one computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one computer having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one computer, causes the at least one computer to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a content curator, input defining multiple content links to include in a channel associated with the content curator, each content link including an address at which content is made available over a network; determining supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links; defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the supplemental channel information; and publishing the defined channel information at a channel link to make the defined channel information available to user devices of a content delivery network, the channel link being a network address at which the defined channel information is made available to the user devices of the content delivery network, wherein determining supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links comprises determining one or more hot indices for at least one of the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator by; monitoring users viewing behavior when viewing content linked to by a particular content link from the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator; based on the monitoring, collecting viewing behavior analytics data for the content linked to by the particular content link; automatically creating, without human intervention, one or more hot indices for the content linked to by the particular content link based on the viewing behavior analytics data, each of the one or more hot indices pointing to a different position within the content linked to by the particular content link; and storing, in association with the particular content link and for each of the one or more automatically created hot indices, timing data that indicates the position within the content linked to by the particular content link pointed to by the corresponding hot index, and wherein defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator comprises defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the one or more hot indices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with at least one computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, operate to cause a computer to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a content curator, input defining multiple content links to include in a channel associated with the content curator, each content link including an address at which content is made available over a network; determining supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links; defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the supplemental channel information; and publishing the defined channel information at a channel link to make the defined channel information available to user devices of a content delivery network, the channel link being a network address at which the defined channel information is made available to the user devices of the content delivery network, wherein determining supplemental channel information that facilitates user experience of content linked to by at least one of the multiple content links comprises determining one or more hot indices for at least one of the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator by; monitoring users viewing behavior when viewing content linked to by a particular content link from the multiple content links included in the channel associated with the content curator; based on the monitoring, collecting viewing behavior analytics data for the content linked to by the particular content link; automatically creating, without human intervention, one or more hot indices for the content linked to by the particular content link based on the viewing behavior analytics data, each of the one or more hot indices pointing to a different position within the content linked to by the particular content link; and storing, in association with the particular content link and for each of the one or more automatically created hot indices, timing data that indicates the position within the content linked to by the particular content link pointed to by the corresponding hot index, and wherein defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator comprises defining channel information for the channel associated with the content curator based on the multiple content links and the one or more hot indices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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