发明名称 Multi-service store
摘要 A method may include obtaining customer information regarding the user and marketing rules regarding a plurality of store offerings. A number of store offerings from the plurality of store offerings may be identified based on the customer information and the marketing rules. One or more of the identified store offerings may be provided to the user. A user request to purchase a selected one of the provided store offerings may be received. The content or services associated with the selected store offering may be provisioned based on the user request.
申请公布号 US9426528(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.08.23
申请号 US201012965967 申请日期 2010.12.13
申请人 VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. 发明人 Kandanala Venket;Caputo Lisa A.;Joshi Nicky Pinakin;Dasgupta Mousumi;Saravanan Srimathi;Nagam Jagadish B.;Palaniappan TamilKumaran;Narayan Rajesh;Sankaran Anand N.;Parambath Jubish C.
分类号 H04N7/025;H04N7/173;H04N21/478;G06Q30/02;H04N21/254;G06Q30/06;H04N21/443 主分类号 H04N7/025
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining, by a server device operated by a cross-platform service provider, video services customer information regarding a first user and a first set-top box associated with a video services customer; wherein the video services customer is a customer of the cross-platform service provider, wherein the cross-platform service provider operates video distribution services and at least one of data network services, voice network services, or wireless network services; wherein the video services customer information regarding the first set-top box comprises one of a name assigned to the first set-top box or an indication of a location within a customer premises associated with the video services customer, wherein the name or the indication of the location comprises an identification of a particular room in the customer premises; identifying, by the server device, likely user interests based on the name or the indication of the location assigned to the first set-top box; identifying, by the server device, the particular room associated with the name or the indication assigned to the first set-top box; determining, by the server device, that the first user would likely be interested in viewing store offerings related to activities of a first duration when the particular room is a first type of room; determining, by the server device, that the first user would likely be interested in viewing store offerings related to activities of a second duration when the particular room is a second type of room; obtaining, by the server device, marketing rules regarding a plurality of store offerings for services, content, or equipment provided by the cross-platform service provider; wherein the plurality of store offerings comprise at least two of video distribution service offerings, data network service offerings, voice network service offerings, or wireless network service offerings; identifying, by the server device, a selected number of store offerings from the plurality of store offerings based on the video services customer information, the marketing rules, and identified user interests; wherein the selected number of store offerings are related to activities of the first duration when the particular room is the first type of room and wherein the selected number of store offerings are related to activities of the second duration when the particular room is the second type of room; receiving, by the server device, from the first user and via the first set-top box, a request to view a store via a video services network; providing, by the server device, two or more of the identified selected number of store offerings for simultaneous display by the first set-top box via the video services network in response to the request, wherein providing the two or more of the selected number of store offerings comprises: providing one or more images corresponding to the provided store offerings, wherein the one or more images for each of the provided store offerings include imagery that depicts elements included in the respective store offering;wherein the one or more of images for each of the provided store offerings are displayed in a dynamic manner, in which each displayed image is periodically replaced by another image; receiving, by the server device and from the first user and via the first set-top box, a request to purchase or subscribe to a selected one of the provided store offerings; and directly provisioning, by the server device, content, services, or equipment associated with the selected store offering based on the request to purchase or subscribe.
地址 Basking Ridge NJ US