Playing a Video Responsive to a comparison of two sets of Content Preferences

A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising retrieving, processing, random accessing, and buffering means for:

• retrieving a first set of content preferences and a second set of content preferences, each including a level of explicitness in each of a plurality of content categories;
• comparing said first set of content preferences with said second set of content preferences and adopting a least explicit level in each content category;
• retrieving segment information defining, responsive to at least a level of explicitness in at least one of a plurality of content categories, at least one segment of a video;
• and
• playing, responsive to said comparing and said adopting, responsive to said segment information, and by means of the random accessing and buffering means, a seamless version of, from within, and less in length than the length of, said video.

A video playing method comprising the steps of:

• retrieving a first set of content preferences and a second set of content preferences, each including a level of explicitness in each of a plurality of content categories;
• comparing said first set of content preferences with said second set of content preferences and adopting a least explicit level in each content category;
• requesting a video from a remote video provider, said video having segment information defining, responsive to at least a level of explicitness in at least one of a plurality of content categories, at least one segment of said video;
• providing said remote video provider a set of content preferences that is responsive to said comparing and said adopting;
• and
• receiving from said remote video provider, responsive to the provided set of content preferences and said segment information, a seamless version of, from within, and less in length than the length of, said video.

A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising retrieving, processing, and communicating means for:

• retrieving a first set of content preferences and a second set of content preferences, each including a level of explicitness in each of a plurality of content categories;
• comparing said first set of content preferences with said second set of content preferences and adopting a least explicit level in each content category;
• requesting a video from a remote video provider, said video having segment information defining, responsive to at least a level of explicitness in at least one of a plurality of content categories, at least one segment of said video;
• providing said remote video provider a set of content preferences that is responsive to said comparing and said adopting;
• and
• receiving from said remote video provider, responsive to the provided set of content preferences and said segment information, a seamless version of, from within, and less in length than the length of, said video.