Interactive video distribution systems – User-requested video program system – Video-on-demand
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Vu, Ngoc (Department: 2611)
Interactive video distribution systems
User-requested video program system
Video-on-demand
C725S091000, C725S095000, C725S114000, C725S121000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07020893
ABSTRACT:
A broadcast method and system for continuously and opportunistically driving an optimal broadcast schedule based on most recent client demand feedback from a distributed set of broadcast clients. The broadcast system includes an operation center that broadcasts meta-data to a plurality of client systems. The meta-data describes a plurality of pieces of content that are in consideration for upcoming broadcasts by the server. Each client receives the broadcasted meta-data from and sends back a set of client demand feedback data to the operations center, wherein the user feedback data reflects a client's interest level in at least a portion of the pieces of content. The feedback data, which typically may include ratings and/or relative rankings, may be user-generated, automatically-generated, or a combination of the two. The system then determines a most opportunistic piece of content to be broadcast based on an aggregation of the client demand feedback data.
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Intel Corporation
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