Method and apparatus for providing a mobile video blog service
A method and apparatus for providing a mobile video blog (vlog) service in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method captures video content sourced from a mobile device used by a mobile user through a mobile vlog posting service portal, and provides a vlog viewing function accessible to a viewer through a vlog viewing service portal, wherein the vlog viewing function affords viewing of the video content and is provided in accordance with a user profile of the viewer, wherein the user profile comprises a viewing preference of the viewer.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a server, a login request from a viewer through a video blog viewing service portal of the server; and
providing, by the server, a video blog viewing function accessible to the viewer through the video blog viewing service portal of the server, wherein the video blog viewing function affords viewing of a video content and is provided in accordance with current location information of the viewer, when an endpoint device used by the viewer comprises a mobile device, wherein the video content was posted from a mobile device that is associated with a mobile user through a mobile video blog posting service portal of the server of a communication network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises an internet protocol multimedia subsystem based network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video content comprises a streaming video.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video content comprises a video file.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: allowing the viewer to view the video content via a web browser based application.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: supporting an application programming interface to allow the viewer to retrieve the video content to an external content server.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing one or more functions that allow the viewer to comment on the video content, to rate the video content, to view the video content by category, to view the video content by most viewed, or to view the video content by a highest rating.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a server of a communication network, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a login request from a viewer through a video blog viewing service portal of the server; and
providing a video blog viewing function accessible to the viewer through the video blog viewing service portal of the server, wherein the video blog viewing function affords viewing of a video content and is provided in accordance with current location information of the viewer, when an endpoint device used by the viewer comprises a mobile device, wherein the video content was posted from a mobile device that is associated with a mobile user through a mobile video blog posting service portal of the server of a communication network.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the communication network comprises an internet protocol multimedia subsystem based network.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the video content comprises a streaming video.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the video content comprises a video file.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: allowing the viewer to view the video content via a web browser based application.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: supporting an application programming interface to allow the viewer to retrieve the video content to an external content server.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising: providing one or more functions that allow the viewer to comment on the video content, to rate the video content, to view the video content by category, to view the video content by most viewed, or to view the video content by a highest rating.
15. A system comprising:
a processor of a server of a communication network; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a login request from a viewer through a video blog viewing service portal of the server; and
providing a video blog viewing function accessible to the viewer through the video blog viewing service portal of the server, wherein the video blog viewing function affords viewing of a video content and is provided in accordance with current location information of the viewer, when an endpoint device used by the viewer comprises a mobile device, wherein the video content was posted from a mobile device that is associated with a mobile user through a mobile video blog posting service portal of the server of a communication network.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the communication network comprises an internet protocol multimedia subsystem based network.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the video content comprises a streaming video.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the video content comprises a video file.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: allowing the viewer to view the video content via a web browser based application.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the providing the video blog viewing function comprises: supporting an application programming interface to allow the viewer to retrieve the video content to an external content server.