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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Ruchir Rodrigues, Dallas, TX (US);
Shafiq Kassam, Lewisville, TX (US);
Enrique Ruiz-velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Donald H. Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);
George M. Higa, Plano, TX (US);
Mark W. Phillips, Coppell, TX (US);
Japan A. Mehta, Coppell, TX (US);
Arjun Baskaran, Chennai, IN;
Ruchir Rodrigues, Dallas, TX (US);
Shafiq Kassam, Lewisville, TX (US);
Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Donald H. Relyea, Dallas, TX (US);
George M. Higa, Plano, TX (US);
Mark W. Phillips, Coppell, TX (US);
Japan A. Mehta, Coppell, TX (US);
Arjun Baskaran, Chennai, IN;
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving a request, associated with a user profile, for an integrated video guide for a video service. The integrated video guide is time based, and the video service includes broadcast video content and video service selected video content. The video service selected video content is provided via unicast or multicast. The method includes identifying basic video channels that are provided to all subscribers of the video service, and identifying user selected channels that are provided based on the user profile. Broadcast channels that are included in the user selected channels are identified. Online channels that are included in the user selected channels are also identified. The method also includes presenting the basic video channels, the broadcast channels, and the online channels in a same manner in the integrated video guide.