Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Verizon Laboratories Inc.

Level 3 Communications, LLC

Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.

Verizon Services Organization Inc.

James Edward Paschetto

Vincent T Phuah

Christopher Michael Martin

John Raymond Nicol

Christina Lynn Fyock

Xi Zhang

Kent Barrows Wittenberg

Joel Stephen Angiolillo

David Anthony Philbin

Kent Barrows Wittenburg

Kimberly Rush

Steven Gutfreund

Beau D Morley

Methods and systems described herein can allow for a service provider, such as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide Web pages to users' Web browsers at periodic intervals. The content can include graphics, text, audio and video clips. In contrast to the traditional banner or pop-up advertisements available today, the methods and systems can allow content Web pages to be displayed on users' Web browsers without the user requesting specific Web sites. The ISPs can become distributors of advertising content, potentially gaining new revenue streams.

Methods and systems for providing web pages to web browsers

Described are a variety of techniques for viewing multimedia-based information in accordance with user controls for the speed and direction of the multimedia presentation. Different techniques for presenting multimedia data items are disclosed. User controls providing control for speed and direction in accordance with a user selection device being in a particular location. When a user device is with the defined area, the speed and direction control are on. When the user selection device leaves the defined area, the speed and direction are off. Also described is a system using a browser tool for displaying multimedia data in accordance with these viewing techniques. Multimedia data items displayed with the viewing techniques are indices into multimedia presentations. A user selection is made by viewing the multimedia data items and control is transferred accordingly to an appropriate application to present a multimedia presentation corresponding to a selected multimedia data item.

Methods and systems for selection of multimedia presentations

An approach is provided for faceted browsing of video assets. A metadata file is parsed to categorize and rank attributes corresponding to a video asset, wherein the ranked attributes are based on a criterion. A set-top box provides attribute browsing to determine selection of the video asset.

Method and system for providing attribute browsing of video assets

An approach is provided for monitoring location of a user of a mobile device. A notification triggering event based on location of a mobile device is detected. Notification information is generated in response to the detection of the notification triggering event. The notification information to a video processor (e.g., set-top box) that is configured to transmit the notification information to a display.

Method and system for monitoring a mobile device over a video network

Systems and methods are provided for enhanced television services such as an interactive audio programming guide for a television. Users may use an input device, such as a remote control, to select display objects displayed on an output device, such as a television, as part of an interactive programming guide. An IPG module on a network terminal, such as a set top box, may determine whether the display object requires an audio representation. If an audio representation is required, the set top box may transmit an audio representation of the display object to the television to be played for the user.

System and methods for voicing text in an interactive programming guide

Described are a variety of techniques for viewing multimedia-based information in accordance with user controls for the speed and direction of the multimedia presentation. Different techniques for presenting multimedia data items are disclosed. User controls providing control for speed and direction in accordance with a user selection device being in a particular location. When a user device is within the defined area, the speed and direction control are on. When the user selection device leaves the defined area, the speed and direction are off. Also described is a system using a browser tool for displaying multimedia data in accordance with these viewing techniques. Multimedia data items displayed with the viewing techniques are indices into multimedia presentations. A user selection is made by viewing the multimedia data items and control is transferred accordingly to an appropriate application to present a multimedia presentation corresponding to a selected multimedia data item. A technique is disclosed for generating an index database of the multimedia data items used as indices into the multimedia presentations.

A variety of techniques for both (1) viewing multimedia-based information in accordance with user controls for speed and direction of the multimedia presentation and in accordance with a user selection device being in a particular location and (2) presenting multimedia data items. When a user device is within the defined area, the speed and direction control are on, and when it leaves the defined area, the speed and direction are off. Also described is a system using a browser tool for displaying multimedia data in accordance with these viewing techniques which are indices into multimedia presentations. A user selection is made by viewing the multimedia data items and control is transferred accordingly to an appropriate application to present a multimedia presentation corresponding to a selected multimedia data item. An index database of the multimedia data items is used as indices into the multimedia presentations.

A media journaling method and apparatus provides an ability for capturing an event, such as a seminar style presentation with visual aids, in real-time and coordinating other related events as they occur, and then processing the combination to create a synchronized multimedia record of events. The presentation is captured in real-time, and the audio/video converted to digital format, and using post-processing techniques, within a very short period thereafter, the related presentation material such as slides and user notes are combined and synchronized therewith. The new presentation is then made available on a network such as the Internet through a media journal player. The player is, for example, web browser based and allows the user to view the whole presentation, or allows for seeking to different places in the presentation while maintaining the synchronization. A user is able to add new events that are synchronized to the presentation using a timing event coordinator that tracks relative discrete time changes of the new events.

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James Edward Paschetto