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US 2004/0111748 A1Published application
System and method for search, selection and delivery of media content
OwnerRobert R. Bushey, Benjamin A. Knott +1inventors
InventorsRobert R. Bushey, Benjamin A. Knott, William L. Reber
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Abstract
A method comprises receiving a video-on-demand order in which a customer non-numerically identifies a particular location in a building to receive at least one video item, and communicating the at least one video item to the particular location in the building based on the video-on-demand order.
Claims28
A method comprising:
- receiving a video-on-demand order in which a customer non-numerically identifies a particular location in a building to receive at least one video item;
- and
- communicating the at least one video item to the particular location in the building based on the video-on-demand order.
A method comprising:
- providing customer preferences which include non-numeric names of locations in a residence of a customer, the non-numeric names comprising at least two of a family room, a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, and a dining room;
- receiving a video-on-demand order in which the customer non-numerically identifies a particular location in a residence to receive at least one video item at a specific delivery time;
- identifying the particular location using the customer preferences;
- and
- communicating, via a digital subscriber line, the at least one video item to the particular location in the residence at the specific delivery time based on the video-on-demand order.
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A system comprising:
- an automated assistant to interact with a customer to receive a video-on-demand order in which the customer non-numerically identifies a particular location in a building to receive at least one video item;
- and
- a video distribution element responsive to the automated assistant to communicate the at least one video item to the particular location in the building based on the video-on-demand order.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.