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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2011
Venket S. Kandanala, Highland Village, TX (US);
Nicky Pinakin Joshi, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Anand N. Sankaran, MGR Nagar, IN;
Rajesh Narayanan, Virugambakkam, IN;
Lisa A. Caputo, Dade City, FL (US);
Karthik Srinivasan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Mousumi Dasgupta, Irving, TX (US);
Jubish C. Parambath, Madipakkam, IN;
Sudharsan Selvakumar, Irving, TX (US);
Venket S. Kandanala, Highland Village, TX (US);
Nicky Pinakin Joshi, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Anand N. Sankaran, MGR Nagar, IN;
Rajesh Narayanan, Virugambakkam, IN;
Lisa A. Caputo, Dade City, FL (US);
Karthik Srinivasan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Mousumi Dasgupta, Irving, TX (US);
Jubish C. Parambath, Madipakkam, IN;
Sudharsan Selvakumar, Irving, TX (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and system that provides customers a pay-per-view portal, accessible via a television service, a mobile service, or an Internet service. The pay-per-view portal permits customers to search for pay-per-view programs and provide search results that include related content to pay-per-view programs including related videos, articles, biographical summaries, stats on players or fighters, and images. The pay-per-view portal provides personalized pay-per-view program recommendations, pay-per-view calendars, and sub-portals directed to categories or sub-categories of pay-per-view programs. The pay-per-view portal also provides the ordering and purchasing of pay-per-view programs days, weeks, or months in advance of the airing of the pay-per-view programs.