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Variable-content video retriever
Assignee: Nissim Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-16
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Granted: 1998-02-10
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Expires: 2014-09-16
Abstract
Abstract A video retrieving method/system that permits a viewer to establish video content preferences, request a video from a remote video provider, and receive a version of the requested video that is responsive to an application of the content preferences to a content map that provides for a variable arrangement of a plurality of video segments of the requested video. Alternatively, the viewer receives the requested video and a content map of the requested video, enabling the viewer to produce a version of the received video responsive to an application of the content preferences to the content map.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Abecassis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 09:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/10; G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B19/04; G11B19/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/654; H04N21/6543; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/8405; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N7/17336; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; H04H60/00; H04H60/35; H04H60/46; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4448; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; receiving, from a remote video provider, a previously edited video and information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; receiving, from a remote video provider, a previously edited video and information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; receiving a previously edited video from a remote video provider; retrieving information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; receiving a previously edited video from a remote video provider; retrieving information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; requesting a previously edited video from a remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; providing said remote video provider said content preferences; and receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: establishing a viewer's content preferences; requesting a previously edited video from a remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; providing said remote video provider said content preferences; and receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: communicating a viewer's content preferences to a remote video provider; requesting a previously edited video from said remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; and receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
74 words
A method of retrieving a video comprising the steps of: communicating a viewer's content preferences to a remote video provider; requesting a previously edited video from said remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; and receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
75 words
A video retriever system comprising: establishing means for a viewer to establish content preferences; receiving means for receiving, from a remote video provider, a previously edited video and information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing means for playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
75 words
A video retriever system comprising: establishing means for a viewer to establish content preferences; receiving means for receiving, from a remote video provider, a previously edited video and information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing means for playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 9, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
78 words
A video retriever system comprising: establishing means for a viewer to establish content preferences; receiving means for receiving a previously edited video from a remote video provider; retrieving means for retrieving information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing means for playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
78 words
A video retriever system comprising: establishing means for a viewer to establish content preferences; receiving means for receiving a previously edited video from a remote video provider; retrieving means for retrieving information defining a plurality of video segments of said video; and playing means for playing, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 11, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
78 words
A video retriever system comprising: communicating means for communicating a viewer's content preferences to a remote video provider; requesting means for requesting a previously edited video from said remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; and receiving means for receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
78 words
A video retriever system comprising: communicating means for communicating a viewer's content preferences to a remote video provider; requesting means for requesting a previously edited video from said remote video provider, said video having information defining a plurality of video segments; and receiving means for receiving, responsive to said content preferences and said information and without requiring editing by said viewer, a continuous version of said video that is different in length than the length of said video.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said previously edited video includes within at least one non-sequential video segment.
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