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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2012
Neil Black, Toronto, CA;
Matt Collum, Toronto, CA;
Alexander Katsnelson, Toronto, CA;
Shane Ruman, Toronto, CA;
Malcolm B. Ferguson, Toronto, CA;
Gil C. Cruz, Hampton, NJ (US);
Mahesh C. Vittal Viveganandhan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Flemming S. Andreasen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Neil Black, Toronto, CA;
Matt Collum, Toronto, CA;
Alexander Katsnelson, Toronto, CA;
Shane Ruman, Toronto, CA;
Malcolm B. Ferguson, Toronto, CA;
Gil C. Cruz, Hampton, NJ (US);
Mahesh C. Vittal Viveganandhan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Flemming S. Andreasen, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing a connection between a client and a messaging fabric associated with a video system that includes a metadata broker element; storing metadata information associated with content, where the content is associated with a release uniform resource locator (URL); and generating a content guide, (e.g., an electronic program guide) that includes a plurality of content definitions (e.g., channels). A particular content (e.g., program) in the content guide is associated with a particular release URL that can be translated into a more specific URL based on a number of criteria.