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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Ray Killick, Alpharetta, GA (US);
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Video on Demand (VOD) content is enjoyed by consumers, but its selection and delivery is often tedious for consumers and uses large amounts of bandwidth for service providers. By providing VOD channels that consumers may freely navigate, service providers not only improve the user experience for consumers, but may reduce the bandwidth needed to request and send navigation commands. VOD channels provide VOD content to consumers according to criteria and preferences set by the consumer, and allow navigation within a VOD channel, between separate VOD channels, and between menus and linear channels. Channel guides and viewing features are tailored for VOD channels to further improve the user experience.