IP Library Granted Patent US 7,890,984
Granted Patent B2
US 7,890,984 · App. 11/719,044 · Granted Feb 15, 2011

Method and system of video on demand dating

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Patent No.
US 7,890,984
App. No.
11/719,044
Granted
Feb 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and system of video on demand (VOD) dating. The method and system permitting a user to select video personals for on demand view. The video personal include recordings of individual interviews or other activities which may be used to introduce the individual to the user and/or to otherwise facilitate dating.

Claims (21)

1. A method of providing video on demand (VOD) dating, the method comprising:

storing video personals on a subscription television VOD server;

determining a television subscriber demanding viewing of one or more of the video personals;

selectively transmitting signals associated with the one or more demanded video personals to the demanding subscriber such that the one or more demanded video personals are viewable by the demanding subscriber to facilitate VOD dating; providing the television subscriber with an interactive option to respond to one of the demanded video personals by using the subscription television system to prepare an electronic message on behalf of the subscriber;

providing a VOD dating menu to facilitate demanding the video personals;

including a number of selectable categories within the VOD dating menu, each of the selectable categories being selectable for on demand viewing of video personals associated with therewith; and

including a singles scene category within the VOD dating menu, wherein the singles scene category comprises an option for viewing out-takes or behind-the-scenes footage from previously recorded video personals.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring the singles scene category for viewing video associated VOD dating in general.

3. A method of providing video on demand (VOD), comprising:

storing a number of video personals on a VOD server; providing a VOD dating menu to facilitate demanding the video personals, wherein the dating menu includes a number of selectable categories within the VOD dating menu, each of the selectable categories being selectable for on demand viewing of video personals associated therewith, wherein one of the number of selectable categories comprises including a singles scene category within the VOD dating menu, wherein the singles scene category comprises an option for viewing out-takes or behind-the-scenes footage from previously recorded video personals; determining a subscriber demanding viewing of one or more of the video personals or selectable categories; and

selectively transmitting signals associated with the one or more demanded video personals or selectable categories to the demanding subscriber such that the one or more demanded video personals are viewable by the demanding subscriber to facilitate VOD dating.

4. A method of providing video on demand (VOD) dating, the method comprising:

storing video personals on a subscription television VOD server;

determining a television subscriber demanding viewing of one or more of the video personals;

selectively transmitting signals associated with the one or more demanded video personals to the demanding subscriber such that the one or more demanded video personals are viewable by the demanding subscriber to facilitate VOD dating;

providing the television subscriber with an interactive option to respond to one of the demanded video personals by using the subscription television system to prepare an electronic message on behalf of the subscriber; and

automatically skipping to a predetermined portion of each of the demanded video personals during playback for the subscriber, wherein the predetermined portion of each of the demanded video personals contains each corresponding individual's response to a predetermined question.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the VOD dating menu further includes a listing of personals videos ranked according to votes received from a plurality of subscribers.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising offering the subscriber an option to generate an email to an individual appearing in a personals video using a television.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the option for viewing is an option for viewing out-takes from a meet and greet event.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising offering the subscriber an option to view comments received from other individuals who attended the meet and greet event.

Assignments (2)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 7, 2015
From: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLC; COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 037229/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2007
From: GLASHOW, REBECCA LEE; THOMPSON, PAGE HAMILTON; STRAUSS, MATTHEW E.
To: COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 019328/0733 →