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公开(公告)号:US20120072946A1
公开(公告)日:2012-03-22
申请号:US12883333
申请日:2010-09-16
申请人: Kevin Cranman , Charles Dasher , William Brown
发明人: Kevin Cranman , Charles Dasher , William Brown
CPC分类号: H04N21/47202 , H04N21/4312 , H04N21/4882 , H04N21/812
摘要: A barker management system provides customized barker channels to a viewer, where the barker management system may be integrated into a VOD service. In one embodiment, the headend is informed when the viewer requests the VOD service and is further informed of a set top box (“STB”) identifier. The headend ascertains a rating of a barker channel, and may create a playlist of trailers having a compatible rating and streams the trailers on the barker channel to the SIB. The STB is informed which channel to use, and generates a display with the barker channel presented in one window of the display, while the VOD menu selections are presented in another window of the display. The selection of trailers in the barker channel can be based on ratings, content, or other criteria. The headend can statically or dynamically generate various customized barker channels for viewers.
摘要翻译: 巴克管理系统向观众提供定制的巴克通道,其中巴克管理系统可以被集成到VOD服务中。 在一个实施例中,当观众请求VOD服务并通知机顶盒(“STB”)标识符时通知头端。 前端确定巴克通道的等级,并且可以创建具有兼容等级的预告片播放列表,并且将标记频道上的预告片流传送到SIB。 通知STB要使用哪个频道,并且在显示器的一个窗口中生成具有巴克通道的显示,而在显示器的另一窗口中呈现VOD菜单选择。 巴克通道中的预告片选择可以基于评分,内容或其他标准。 前端可以静态地或动态地为观众生成各种定制的巴克通道。