Integrated video content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of video content available from a plurality of sources for access in association with a service provider, wherein the plurality of sources includes basic video channels that are provided to subscribers of a video service, online channels, and video service subscription channels;
identifying a subset of the plurality of video content that is subscribed to by a user associated with a user profile;
presenting the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content in an integrated video guide, wherein the integrated video guide is time based;
receiving a user request to include only currently active subscribed to video content in the integrated video guide, wherein the currently active subscribed to video content includes subscribed to video content that is viewable at a time that the user request is received;
removing a portion of the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content that is not currently available for viewing;
presenting the subset of the plurality of video content that does not include the removed portion of the subset in the integrated video guide;
generating a channel store interface that displays icons for additional currently unsubscribed channels that are available for subscription by the user, from the plurality of video content, and provides access to at least one function based on the plurality of video content via at least one function icon;
receiving a selection of at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the additional currently unsubscribed channels displayed at the channel store interface that are provided to the subscribers of the video service; and
integrating the selected at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the channel store interface into the integrated video guide.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a request, associated with a user profile, for an integrated video guide for a video service. The integrated video guide is time based, and the video service includes broadcast video content and video service selected video content. The video service selected video content is provided via unicast or multicast. The method includes identifying basic video channels that are provided to all subscribers of the video service, and identifying user selected channels that are provided based on the user profile. Broadcast channels that are included in the user selected channels are identified. Online channels that are included in the user selected channels are also identified. The method also includes presenting the basic video channels, the broadcast channels, and the online channels in a same manner in the integrated video guide.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of video content available from a plurality of sources for access in association with a service provider, wherein the plurality of sources includes basic video channels that are provided to subscribers of a video service, online channels, and video service subscription channels; identifying a subset of the plurality of video content that is subscribed to by a user associated with a user profile; presenting the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content in an integrated video guide, wherein the integrated video guide is time based; receiving a user request to include only currently active subscribed to video content in the integrated video guide, wherein the currently active subscribed to video content includes subscribed to video content that is viewable at a time that the user request is received; removing a portion of the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content that is not currently available for viewing; presenting the subset of the plurality of video content that does not include the removed portion of the subset in the integrated video guide; generating a channel store interface that displays icons for additional currently unsubscribed channels that are available for subscription by the user, from the plurality of video content, and provides access to at least one function based on the plurality of video content via at least one function icon; receiving a selection of at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the additional currently unsubscribed channels displayed at the channel store interface that are provided to the subscribers of the video service; and integrating the selected at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the channel store interface into the integrated video guide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions in the memory to; identify a plurality of video content available for access from a plurality of sources in association with a service provider, wherein the plurality of sources includes basic video channels that are provided to subscribers of a video service, online channels, and video service subscription channels; identify a subset of the plurality of video content that are subscribed to by a user in association with a user profile; present the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content in an integrated video guide, wherein the integrated video guide is time based; receive a user request to include only currently active video content in the integrated video guide, wherein the currently active subscribed to video content includes subscribed to video content that is viewable at a time that the user request is received; remove a portion of the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content that is not currently available for viewing; present the subset of the plurality of video content that does not include the removed portion of the subset in the integrated video guide; generate a channel store interface that displays icons for additional currently unsubscribed channels that are available for subscription by the user, from the plurality of video content, to the subset of the plurality of video content and provides access to at least one function based on the plurality of video content via at least one function icon; receive a selection of at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from additional currently unsubscribed channels displayed at a channel store interface that are provided to the subscribers of the video service; and integrate the selected at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the channel store interface into the integrated video guide. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
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identify a plurality of video content available from a plurality of sources for access in association with a service provider, wherein the plurality of sources includes basic video channels that are provided to subscribers of a video service, online channels, and video service subscription channels; identify a subset of the plurality of video content that are subscribed to by a user associated with a user profile; present the subset of the plurality of subscribed to video content in an integrated video guide, wherein the integrated video guide is time based; receive a user request to include only currently active video content in the integrated video guide, wherein the currently active subscribed to video content includes subscribed to video content that is viewable at a time that the user request is received; remove a portion of the subset of the plurality of video content that is not currently available for viewing; present the subset of the plurality of video content that does not include the removed portion of the subset in the integrated video guide; generate a channel store interface that displays icons for additional currently unsubscribed channels that are available for subscription by the user, from the plurality of video content, and provides access to at least one function based on the plurality of video content via at least one function icon; receive a selection of at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the additional currently unsubscribed channels displayed at the channel store interface that are provided to the subscribers of the video service; and integrate the selected at least one basic video channel, online channel or video service subscription channel from the channel store interface into the integrated video guide. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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