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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
David A. Philbin, Arlington, MA (US);
James E. Paschetto, Waltham, MA (US);
Beau D. Morley, Somerville, MA (US);
Christina L. Fyock, Sudbury, MA (US);
Xi Zhang, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
David A. Philbin, Arlington, MA (US);
James E. Paschetto, Waltham, MA (US);
Beau D. Morley, Somerville, MA (US);
Christina L. Fyock, Sudbury, MA (US);
Xi Zhang, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/8543 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/8543 (2013.01); G06F 17/30858 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); G06F 17/30849 (2013.01); G06F 17/30817 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.