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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);
Inventor:
Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/2407 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for soliciting a selection of video content from a user after presenting the user with an interface showing the user the video content currently available for viewing. The system provides the user an option of both viewing the content in its entirety and partially viewing the content. With the partial viewing options the user may select and view a scene or scenes, or may navigate through the content to find the portion or 'snippet' of the content they wish to view. The system tracks the length of viewing and the client is charged in accordance with the amount of content viewed.