Management and utilization of recorded video content

摘要

Management of and utilization of information related to recorded video content are provided. For any given piece of recorded content, identification information for any of a number of interested persons may be associated with the recorded content. After each interested person associated with a given piece of recorded content views or watches the content or decides he or she is not interested in the recorded content, the recorded content may be deleted. A graphical user interface may be provided for showing the viewing status of persons associated with a given piece of recorded content and for allowing each person associated with the recorded content to manage their individual viewing status. Information about content viewed by identified persons may be used to direct advertising or suggested content to one or more identified persons.

主权项

1. A method of managing recorded video content, comprising:
receiving a first recorded video content item; storing the first received recorded video content item in an electronic storage medium; associating an identification for a first viewer with the first recorded video content item; associating an identification for a second viewer with the first recorded video content item; receiving from each of the first and second viewers a viewing status for the first recorded video content item, the viewing status including whether the first and second viewers desire to view the first recorded video content in the future; presenting a listing of one or more recorded video content items in a computer-generated user interface, the listing including the first recorded video content item and the viewing status for the first video content item from each of the first and second viewers; and in response to the first viewer indicating the first recorded video content item is to be deleted, notifying the second viewer by automatically providing the user interface to the second viewer listing the first recorded content item and that includes the viewing status for the first viewer indicating the first recorded video content item is scheduled to be deleted, in response to the second viewer receiving the user interface, the second viewer submitting a response by changing the viewing status of the second viewer that prevents deletion of the first recorded video content item, and in response to the second viewer receiving the user interface and not submitting a response by changing the viewing status of the second viewer within a specified period of time from the first user indicating the first content item is to be deleted, deleting the first recorded content item after the specified period of time.