Methods and systems for collaborative capture of television viewer generated clickstreams
First Claim
1. A method of collecting subscriber commands related to viewing content, comprising:
- receiving a first subscriber command having an application identifier corresponding to a particular application to which the first subscriber command is addressed;
concurrently locally storing an event record at a media device, the event record comprising i) the application identifier, ii) an identification code corresponding to the first subscriber command, and iii) a time stamp that records a time of occurrence of the first subscriber command;
subsequently receiving a second subscriber command at the media device; and
concurrently forwarding the second subscriber command from the media device to a component remotely located from the media device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems provide clickstream captures at both local and remote components by receiving user commands generated by the viewer locally where at least some of those commands are then sent to the remote component concurrently relative to when they are generated by the viewer. Commands may be captured and stored locally while the commands that are sent to the remote component are captured and then stored remotely from the premises of the viewer. Additionally, the user commands may be executed locally such as at a viewer appliance and/or remotely such as at a video control system of a television network. Information related to these user commands continues to be stored locally and/or remotely from the premises of the viewer after the user commands have been executed. Thus, the information related to these user commands can be processed as necessary and used for various purposes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of collecting subscriber commands related to viewing content, comprising:
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receiving a first subscriber command having an application identifier corresponding to a particular application to which the first subscriber command is addressed;
concurrently locally storing an event record at a media device, the event record comprising i) the application identifier, ii) an identification code corresponding to the first subscriber command, and iii) a time stamp that records a time of occurrence of the first subscriber command;
subsequently receiving a second subscriber command at the media device; and
concurrently forwarding the second subscriber command from the media device to a component remotely located from the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for collecting commands related to viewing content, comprising:
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a processor communicating with memory and with an interface, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory, the interface receiving a first subscriber command having an application identifier, the application identifier corresponding to a particular application to which the first subscriber command is addressed;
the processor concurrently locally storing an event record, the event record comprising i) the application identifier, ii) an identification code corresponding to the first subscriber command, and iii) a time stamp that records a time of occurrence of the first subscriber command;
the interface subsequently receiving a second subscriber command; and
the processor concurrently forwarding the second subscriber command from the device to a remotely located component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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