Systems and methods of delivering episodic content
View Patent ↗Methods of delivering episodic content according to time zone specific schedules are disclosed. Video content is scheduled and delivered via complex interactions between clients and servers, where a service host can be used to coordinate delivery of content from a content host. It is contemplated that, in the event video content is unavailable at a scheduled time, an error message can be delivered to a client while a prompt to rectify the error condition can be delivered to a channel manager via the service host.
1. A computer-implemented method of delivering episodic content, comprising:
receiving, at a service host from a client associated with a client IP address, a first program-schedule request;
determining a time-zone of the client based on the client IP address;
generating, by the service host, a first response to the first program-schedule request based at least in part on the time-zone of the client;
sending, to the client, the first response, wherein the first response comprises a channel listing comprising a list of channels, wherein each channel from the list of channels comprises a channel ID;
wherein the first response further comprises episode information, the episode information comprising a URL, an episode ID, and a show ID;
receiving, by the service host, a second request comprising the episode ID; sending, to the client in response to the second request, an episode segment listing, wherein each segment in the episode segment listing comprises a duration and a video ID;
receiving, by the service host, a third request comprising the channel ID and a current time in the client's time zone; and
sending, to the client in response to the third request, a channel logo selected, at least in part, based on the current time.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each channel of the channel listing further comprises an isFeatured attribute, an isPremium attribute, an isRecommended attribute, a logo identifier, a name, a shortName, a channel listing color, a tagType, and an episode listing.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the episode information further comprises a category color, the duration, an image, an isLive attribute, a name, an onDemand attribute, a time slot, and a show name.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each segment in the episode segment listing further comprises an author, an image, and a name.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving, by the service host, analytics data comprising the episode ID and an amount of time the client has played video content.
6. A computer-implemented method of delivering episodic content, comprising:
receiving, at a service host from a client associated with a client IP address, a first program-schedule request;
determining a time-zone of the client based on the client IP address;
generating, by the service host, a first response to the first program-schedule request based at least in part on the time-zone of the client;
sending, to the client, the first response, wherein the first response comprises a channel listing comprising a list of channels, wherein each channel from the list of channels comprises a channel ID;
wherein the first response further comprises episode information, the episode information comprising a URL, an episode ID, and a show ID;
receiving, by the service host, a second request comprising the episode ID;
sending, to the client in response to the second request, an episode segment listing, wherein each segment in the episode segment listing comprises a duration and a video ID;
receiving, at a service host from a second client associated with a second client IP address, a second program-schedule request;
determining a second time-zone of the second client based on the second client IP address;
generating, by the service host, a third response to the second program-schedule request based at least in part on the second time-zone of the second client; and
sending, to the second client, the third response, wherein the third response comprises a second channel listing wherein the second channel listing is different from the channel listing.