System and method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsAnne Yin-Fee Lee, Ronald Bruce Martin
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Abstract
A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit includes: (a) at least one subscriber unit equipped for processing video signals; (b) a telecommunication network coupled with the at least one subscriber unit; and (c) at least one video provider station coupled with the telecommunication network. Each respective video provider station is responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit via the telecommunication network.
Claims12
A system for delivering video products to a subscriber unit;
- the system comprising:
- (a) at least one subscriber unit;
- said at least one subscriber unit being equipped for processing video signals;
- (b) a telecommunication network coupled with said at least one subscriber unit;
- and
- (c) at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network;
- each respective video provider station of said at least one video provider station being responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit of said at least one subscriber unit via said telecommunication network.
A system for accessing video segments via a telecommunication network;
- the system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of communication units coupled with said telecommunication network;
- and
- (b) a plurality of video providers coupled with said telecommunication network;
- a respective communication unit of said plurality of communication units using a predetermined respective call code for effecting communications with a particular video provider of said plurality of video providers;
- said particular video provider responding to said predetermined respective call code by providing a predetermined respective video segment to said respective communication unit via said telecommunication network.
A method for delivering video products to a subscriber unit;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing at least one subscriber unit;
- said at least one subscriber unit being equipped for processing video signals;
- (b) in no particular order:
- (1) providing a telecommunication network coupled with said at least one subscriber unit;
- and
- (2) providing at least one video provider station coupled with said telecommunication network;
- and
- (c) configuring each respective video provider station of said at least one video provider station to be responsive to a predetermined call code for providing a predetermined video product to a particular subscriber unit of said at least one subscriber unit via said telecommunication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.