Methods and systems for an information directory providing audiovisual content

摘要

Systems and methods provide an online directory service over a network. After receiving a request to view an online directory listing from a network-enabled user terminal, an online directory server may present to the user terminal a directory listing associated with an identifier of audiovisual content. In response to a selection by a user of the listing, the user terminal may provide the identifier associated with the selected directory listing to the directory server. Based on the identifier, the directory server may access the audiovisual content and provide it to the user terminal and may present it to the user in conjunction with the other information of the directory listing.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a server, one or more search criteria from a user terminal; searching, by the server and based on the one or more search criteria, a first database to obtain information regarding a particular entity,
the information regarding the particular entity including information identifying audiovisual content associated with the particular entity,
the audiovisual content being stored in a second database different than the first database,the first database storing information regarding one or more entities; providing, by the server and based on the information regarding the particular entity, information relating to the particular entity to the user terminal for display,
the information relating to the particular entity including:
a first option for the information regarding the particular entity, anda second option to request the audiovisual content; receiving, by the server and from the user terminal, information identifying a selection of the first option; storing, by the server and based on the selection of the first option, a reference to the information regarding the particular entity in a record associated with a user of the user terminal;
the record being stored in a third database; receiving, by the server and from the user terminal, information identifying a selection of the second option; retrieving, by the server and based on the selection of the second option, the audiovisual content from the second database using the information, identifying the audiovisual content, obtained from the first database; and providing, by the server, the retrieved audiovisual content to the user terminal.