Systems and methods for playing video over the internet
CA 2763634 C · Owner: Rovi Guides, Inc. · Inventors: Schein, Steven Michael; O'Brien, Sean Andrew; Klosterman, Brian Lee
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An apparatus and method for displaying video clips over the Internet involves a system including a server module and a data port receiving a request for a web page via the data port and causing the server module to generate the web page. The web page includes a first selectable program identifier for linking a viewer of the web page to a first remote server and a second selectable program identifier for linking the viewer to a second remote server. The server module causes the remote server provides a video clip corresponding to the first program identifier and the video clip is provided over a data network for immediate viewing.
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- Filed October 2, 1996 and granted December 18, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 2, 2016.
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