CONTENT PLAYLIST

• US 20110247035A1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Adimatyam, Venkata S., Gavade, Sameer Vasant
• Application Number:
  US12/750,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20110247035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739

Abstract

A method may include receiving a request to add a video-on-demand (VOD) program selected by a user from a VOD catalog to a playlist. The play list may list a plurality of programs, wherein at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with the VOD catalog and at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with a program guide of scheduled programs. The method may further include adding an indication of the selected VOD program to the playlist and displaying the playlist including the indication of the selected VOD program to the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a request to add a video-on-demand (VOD) program, selected by a user from a VOD catalog, to a playlist listing a plurality of programs, wherein at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with the VOD catalog and at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with a program guide of scheduled programs;

adding an indication of the selected VOD program to the playlist; and

displaying the playlist including the indication of the selected VOD program to the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to add a scheduled program selected by the user from the program guide to the playlist;

recording the scheduled program and adding an indication of the recorded scheduled program to the playlist; and

displaying the playlist including the indication of the recorded scheduled program and the indication of the selected VOD program to the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a search query and determining content listed in the program guide or the VOD catalog that matches the search query.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the content that matches the search query includes the VOD program, the method further comprising presenting to the user an option to add the content that matches the search query to the playlist.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising sending a notification to the user when the VOD program becomes available or when the VOD program is added to the playlist.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising periodically searching the VOD catalog or the program guide for content that matches the search query and automatically adding the content that matches the search query to the playlist.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising

presenting an option to the user to split the playlist into a first playlist listing a plurality of programs associated with the VOD catalog and a second playlist listing a plurality of programs associated with the program guide of scheduled programs;

and

receiving an indication from the user of a selection of the option to split the playlist.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

presenting an option to the user to combine the first playlist and the second playlist into a combined playlist; and

receiving an indication from the user of a selection of the option to combine the first playlist and the second playlist.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an option to the user to change the order of the plurality of programs in the playlist.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive an instruction from the user to change the order of the plurality of programs in the playlist.

10. A system comprising:

a network device comprising;

a receiver to receive a selection of a video-on-demand (VOD) program to add to a playlist listing a plurality of programs, wherein at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with the VOD catalog and at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with a program guide of scheduled programs;

a processor to add an indication of the selected VOD program to the playlist,

wherein the receiver is configured to receive a request to add a scheduled program from the program guide to the playlist; and

a transmitter to send the playlist for display to a user, the playlist including the indication of the VOD program and the indication of the recorded scheduled program.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a memory to store the VOD catalog and a memory to store the program guide, wherein the processor is configured to search the VOD catalog and the program guide for search terms to determine content listed in the program guide or the VOD catalog that matches the search terms.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a display, wherein the content that matches the search terms includes the VOD program, and wherein the display presents an option to add the content that matches the search terms to the playlist.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the transmitter transmits a notification to a user device when the VOD program becomes available and is added to the playlist.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to periodically search the VOD catalog or the program guide for content that matches the search query and automatically add the content that matches the search query to the playlist.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising a display,

wherein the display presents an option to the user to split the playlist into a first playlist listing a plurality of programs associated with the VOD catalog and a second playlist listing a plurality of programs associated with the program guide of scheduled programs;

and

wherein the receiver is configured to receive the indication from the user of a selection of the option to split the playlist.

16. The system of claim 15,

wherein the display is further configured to present an option to the user to combine the first playlist and the second playlist into a combined playlist;

and

wherein the receiver is configured to receive an indication from the user of a selection of the option to combine the first playlist and the second playlist.

18. A device comprising:

a memory to store a playlist listing a plurality of programs, wherein at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with a video-on-demand (VOD) catalog and at least one of the plurality of programs is associated with a program guide of scheduled programs; and

a communication interface to send the playlist to a display for displaying to a user, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive an instruction to add a program selected from the VOD catalog or selected form the program guide to the playlist.

19. The device of claim 18, further comprising the display,

wherein the display is configured to show an option for the user to select to split the playlist into a first playlist listing programs associated with the VOD catalog and a second playlist listing programs associated with the program guide of scheduled programs, and

wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a selection by the user of the option to split the playlist.

20. The device of claim 19,

wherein the display is configured to show an option for the user to select to combine the first playlist and the second playlist, and

wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a selection by the user of the option to combine the first playlist and the second playlist.

21. The device of claim 18, wherein the display show an option to the user to change the order of the plurality of programs in the playlist, and wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a selection by the user of the option to split the playlist.