Web-based video broadcasting system having multiple channels

摘要

A web-based video broadcast system, comprising at least one web page in communication with a host system to permit a plurality of users and a plurality of content providers to access the host system. The host system is programmed to register a plurality of channels, each associated with a unique channel identifier, and to associate each of at least a portion of the plurality of channels with at least one content provider responsive to a request by the at least one content provider. The host system is further programmed to permit the at least one content provider associated with a channel to selectively upload to the host system at least one video file and associate the at least one video file with the channel. The host system is further programmed to store the at least one video file and continuously display the at least one video file responsive to a user selecting the channel via the at least one web page.

主权项

1. A web-based video broadcast system, comprising:
at least one web page in communication with a host system to permit a plurality of users and a plurality of content providers to access the host system, in which the host system is programmed to register a plurality of channels, each registered channel of the plurality of channels is associated with a title listing and a unique channel identifier; wherein in response to an electronic request made to the host system by a requesting content provider for an assignment of a channel to the content provider, the host system is programmed to assign and assigns the channel to the requesting content provider whereupon the channel becomes the requesting content provider's registered channel, and to permit user selection of the registered channels using at least one of the title listings and the unique channel identifiers; wherein upon assignment of a registered channel to the content provider, the host system is further programmed to permit the content provider to selectively upload to the host system a media program and associate the media program with the content provider's registered channel; and, wherein the host system is further programmed to store the media program and play the media program in response to a user selecting the content provider's registered channel using a search field area to receive the unique channel identifier via the at least one web page and to search for the content provider's registered channel.