Method and Apparatus for Creating Dynamic Webpages in a Media Communication System
First Claim
1. A web server, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
creating a webpage to define a presentation of media content for equipment of a subscriber of a media service, wherein the webpage includes subscriber data to identify available subscribed-to services for the equipment from the media service;
providing the webpage to the equipment, wherein the equipment adapts a presentation of the webpage to exclude services provided by third party service providers that are not identified by the subscriber data;
receiving a selection of the third party service provider from the equipment; and
providing the subscriber data related to the selection of the third party service provider to equipment of the third party service provider responsive to receiving the selection of the third party service provider.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Internet Protocol Television system having a controller to create a template defining a format of presentation of an webpage or HTML page using an iTV or IPTV application system, receive a request for the page from a subscriber of the iTV or IPTV system. The system can access application system subscriber data for the subscriber and a presentation of the page is dynamically adapted according to the application system subscriber data. In one alternative at, the page can be dynamically adapted by changing in content or by changing a look and feel of an HTML page or webpage. In another alternative, the webpage or HTML page can be dynamically adapted by modifying graphic user interface elements based on the application system subscriber data. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A web server, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; creating a webpage to define a presentation of media content for equipment of a subscriber of a media service, wherein the webpage includes subscriber data to identify available subscribed-to services for the equipment from the media service; providing the webpage to the equipment, wherein the equipment adapts a presentation of the webpage to exclude services provided by third party service providers that are not identified by the subscriber data; receiving a selection of the third party service provider from the equipment; and providing the subscriber data related to the selection of the third party service provider to equipment of the third party service provider responsive to receiving the selection of the third party service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; providing a request for a webpage to server for a media service; receiving a uniform resource locator for the webpage from the server, wherein the webpage includes subscriber data to identify available subscribed-to services for the communication device; adapting a presentation of the webpage via a graphical user interface to exclude services provided by third party service providers that are not identified by the subscriber data; receiving a selection of the third party service provider; and providing the selection of the third party service provider to the server and receiving subscriber data related to the selection of the third party service provider from the server in response to providing the selection of the third party service provider. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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creating, by a processing system including a processor, a webpage including subscriber data to identify available subscribed-to services for equipment of a user from a media service; providing, by the processing system, the webpage to the equipment of the user, wherein the equipment of the user adapts a presentation of the webpage to exclude services provided by third party service providers that are not identified by the subscriber data; receiving, by the processing system, a selection of the third party service provider from the equipment of the user; and providing, by the processing system, the subscriber data related to the selection of the third party service provider to equipment of the third party service provider responsive to receiving the selection of the third party service provider. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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