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US 2011/0218882 A1Published application
Metadata Subscription Systems and Methods
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsBrian F. Roberts, Donald H. Relyea, Alex Zavatone
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Abstract
Exemplary metadata subscription methods and systems are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a metadata subscription system receiving data representative of a subscription by a user to one or more metadata values, identifying at least one media content instance that has the one or more metadata values, and providing the user with access to the identified at least one media content instance. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a metadata subscription system, data representative of a subscription by a user to one or more metadata values;
- identifying, by the metadata subscription system, at least one media content instance that has the one or more metadata values;
- and
- providing, by the metadata subscription system, the user with access to the identified at least one media content instance.
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A method comprising:
- displaying, by a metadata subscription system, graphical representations of a plurality of selectable metadata values within a graphical user interface;
- detecting, by the metadata subscription system, a selection by a user of one or more metadata values from the plurality of selectable metadata values;
- dynamically identifying, by the metadata subscription system during a predetermined time period, media content instances that have the one or more metadata values;
- and
- automatically delivering, by the metadata subscription system, the identified media content instances to an access device associated with the user.
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A system comprising:
- a metadata subscription facility configured to receive data representative of a subscription by a user to one or more metadata values;
- a media content analysis facility communicatively coupled to the metadata subscription facility and configured to identify at least one media content instance that has the one or more metadata values;
- and
- an access facility communicatively coupled to the media content analysis facility and configured to provide the user with access to the identified at least one media content instance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.