Virtual video channels
US9118965B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4665
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are configured to populate one or more virtual channels with accessible video content from disparate sources. Users are oftentimes overwhelmed with an abundance of available video content. Embodiments of the present invention may be utilized to generate an index of all video content to which a user has access from various video content providing systems and cross-match the index of video content with tagged video metadata. The cross-matched video content may be processed through various filters and mapped to one or more classifications. One or more virtual channels may be generated according to the one or more classifications and populated with the cross-matched video content. The virtual channels are customized to the user based on the availability of the content to the user and on user preference data.
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