Method and system for providing interactive services using video on demand infrastructure
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1. A method for providing a service to an end user, the method comprising:
- converting non end user device readable images to multiple end user device readable pictures;
receiving a request from an end user to display at least one image, wherein the request is conveyed over a TVOD infrastructure;
retrieving at least one end user device readable picture that corresponds to the requested image from a photo database that stores only anchor pictures; and
providing the end user with a stream of end user device readable pictures that comprises the at least one end user device readable picture that corresponds to the requested image.
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Abstract
A method for providing service to an end user, the method includes: converting images to multiple end user device readable pictures; receiving a request from an end user to display at least one image, wherein the request is conveyed over a TVOD infrastructure; and providing the end user with a stream of end user device readable pictures that includes at least one end user device readable picture that corresponds to the requested image.
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1. A method for providing a service to an end user, the method comprising:
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converting non end user device readable images to multiple end user device readable pictures; receiving a request from an end user to display at least one image, wherein the request is conveyed over a TVOD infrastructure; retrieving at least one end user device readable picture that corresponds to the requested image from a photo database that stores only anchor pictures; and providing the end user with a stream of end user device readable pictures that comprises the at least one end user device readable picture that corresponds to the requested image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing service to an end user, the method comprising:
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converting non end user device readable images to multiple end user device readable pictures; associating video stream manipulation commands with interactive service commands, wherein the interactive service commands comprise navigation commands for navigating between non end user device readable images;
wherein the interactive service enables the end user to navigate to an image folder out of multiple image folders, and to navigate within the folder to view selected images;receiving a video stream manipulation command from an end user; and providing, in response to an interactive service command associated with the received video stream manipulation command, a stream of end user device readable pictures to the end user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for generating a media stream, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to receive a stream that comprises two anchor pictures out of a group of anchor pictures; determining a transition effect between the two anchor pictures, wherein the transition effect is selected from a group of;
wipe, fade-away, dissolve, fade to black, fade from black, fade to white, fade from white, shrinking and size changes; andgenerating a sequence of transition pictures such that a decoding and a displaying process of a stream that comprises a first anchor picture out of the two anchor pictures, the sequence of transition pictures and then the second anchor picture out of the two anchor pictures provides the transition effect. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing service to an end user, the system comprises:
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an interface for receiving at least one request from an end user to display at least one image, wherein the request is conveyed over TVOD infrastructure; at least one storage unit, accessible by the computerized unit, that stores a photo database that stores at least one end user device readable picture, wherein the photo database stores only anchor pictures; and a computerized entity adapted to convert non end user device readable images to multiple end user device readable pictures and to provide a stream of end user device readable pictures that comprise at least one end user device readable picture that is retrieved from the photo database and that corresponds to the requested image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing service to an end user, the system comprising:
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a computerized entity adapted to convert non end user device readable images to multiple end user device readable pictures, and to associate video stream manipulation commands with interactive service commands, wherein the interactive service commands comprises navigation commands for navigating between non end user device readable images;
wherein the interactive service enables the end user to navigate to an image folder out of multiple image folders, and to navigate within the folder to view selected images; andan interface adapted to receive a video stream manipulation command from an end user;
whereas the system is adapted to provide, in response to an interactive service command associated with the received video stream manipulation command, a stream of end user device readable pictures to the end user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for generating a media stream, the system comprising:
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an interface for receiving at least one request from an end user to receive a stream that comprises two anchor pictures out of a group of anchor pictures, wherein the request is conveyed over TVOD infrastructure; at least one storage unit adapted to store transition pictures; and a computerized entity adapted to determine a transition effect between the two anchor pictures and to generate a sequence of transition pictures such that a decoding and a displaying process of a stream that comprises a first anchor picture out of the two anchor pictures, a sequence of transition pictures and then the second anchor picture out of the two anchor pictures provides the transition effect, wherein the transition effect is selected from a group of;
wipe, fade-away, dissolve, fade to black, fade from black, fade to white, fade from white, shrinking and size changes. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for controlling an end user device, the method comprising:
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providing data representative of stream selection operation associated with an occurrence of an event; providing a selected stream in response to a request to receive the selected stream;
wherein the request is generated by the end user device in response to an occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A system, comprising:
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an interface for receiving at least one request from an end user to receive a selected stream;
wherein the request is generated in response to an occurrence of an event; anda computerized entity, adapted to provide data representative of stream selection operation associated with an occurrence of an event, and adapted to providing the selected stream. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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