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US 8,789,117 B2Granted
Content library
AssigneeCox Communications, Inc.
InventorYousef Wasef Nijim
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Abstract
A content library may be provided. First, a video on demand content program may be received. Then, video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program may be added to a video on demand information list. The video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program may be maintained in the video on demand information list after a rental window for the video on demand content program is over.
Claims20
A method for providing a content library, the method comprising:
- transmitting a video on demand content program;
- adding video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program to a video on demand information list;
- maintaining the video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program in the video on demand information list after a rental window for the demand content program is over;
- receiving a user initiated input corresponding to the video on demand content program;
- retrieving, in response to the received user initiated input, the video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program from the video on demand information list;
- and
- displaying the retrieved video on demand information, wherein displaying the retrieved video on demand information comprises;
- determining that the video on demand information does not comprise a poster corresponding to the video on demand content program, and
- displaying a title of the video on demand content program in a place where the poster corresponding to the video on demand content program would have been displayed if the video on demand information had included the poster corresponding to the video on demand content program.
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A system for a content library, the system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- transmit a video on demand content program;
- add video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program to a video on demand information list;
- maintain the video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program in the video on demand information list;
- receive a user initiated input corresponding to the video on demand content program;
- retrieve, in response to the received user initiated input, the video on demand information corresponding to the video on demand content program from the video on demand information list;
- and
- display the retrieved video on demand information, wherein the processing unit being operative to display the retrieved video on demand information comprises the processing unit being operative to;
- determine that the video on demand information does not comprise a poster corresponding to the video on demand content program, and
- display a title of the video on demand content program in a place where the poster corresponding to the video on demand content program would have been displayed if the video on demand information had included the poster corresponding to the video on demand content program.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.