US Patent:
20160080807, Mar 17, 2016
Inventors:
- Arlington VA, US
Michael P. Ruffini - Methuen MA, US
Sankar Subramanian - Ossining NY, US
Joseph G. Fragale - Ridgewood NJ, US
Dwight W. Fronsdahl - Groton MA, US
Paul D. Heitlinger - Short Hills NJ, US
Rahul Kher - Lexington MA, US
Eric N. Klings - Freehold NJ, US
Dongchen Wang - Concord MA, US
International Classification:
H04N 21/458
H04N 21/475
H04N 21/472
H04N 21/482
H04N 21/858
H04N 21/462
H04N 21/437
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/854
H04N 21/478
H04N 21/4627
Abstract:
Network devices provide, to a content source device, an uplink user interface to describe and upload video content. The network devices receive, via the uplink user interface, descriptive information for the video content and generate, based on the descriptive information received via the uplink user interface, a unique content identifier for the video content. The network devices incorporate, based on the descriptive information, a listing of the video content into a catalog of content available to users of a content distribution network. The network devices receive, from the content source device, the video content and receive, from a user device, a request to view the video content that includes the unique content identifier. The network devices provide, to the user device, a link to enable the user device to access the video content via the content distribution network.