Embedded video playlists

摘要

A system, method and various user interfaces provide an embedded web-based video player for navigating video playlists and playing video content. A website publisher can create and store a video player with customized parameters (e.g., player type, appearance, advertising options, etc.) and can associate the player with a playlist of selected videos. The stored video player is associated with a player ID in a player database and can be embedded in a website using an embed code referencing the player ID. A user interface for the embedded player provides controls for controlling video playback and for controlling the selection of a video from the playlist.

主权项

1. A method for providing embedded video content, comprising:
receiving from a first client computer a player identifier associated with stored player parameters responsive to the first client computer executing an embed code including a reference to the player identifier, the stored player parameters including appearance characteristics for configuring an appearance of an embedded video player, and the stored player parameters including an association with a plurality of videos; retrieving the stored player parameters associated with the player identifier from a player database, the appearance characteristics included in the stored player parameters describing a user interface that includes a main viewing window for displaying a video from the plurality of videos and a set of thumbnails corresponding to the plurality of videos, wherein the appearance characteristics further include instructions to overlay the set of thumbnails over the main viewing window responsive to a first user action and to hide the set of thumbnails responsive to a second user action; transmitting the stored player parameters to the first client computer, wherein the first client computer configures a first embedded player on a first website according to the appearance characteristics specified in the player parameters and configures the first embedded player on the first website to play the plurality of videos, the first embedded player comprising the user interface including the main window and the set of thumbnails that is either overlaid over the main window responsive to the first user action or hidden responsive to the second user action; transmitting the embed code referencing the player identifier associated with the stored player parameters to the first client computer for display with the first embedded player on the first website; and transmitting the stored player parameters to a second client computer responsive to the second client computer executing the embed code, wherein the second client computer configures a second embedded player on a second website according to the appearance characteristics specified in the player parameters and configures the second embedded player on the second website to play the videos specified in the playlist.