Method and system for associating content and content information in a menu structure

摘要

A system and method includes a user device and a content processing system receiving content from a content provider, assigning a material identification to the content, receiving content information different than the content, associating the content information and the content and communicating the content information and material identification to the user device. The user device forms a menu from the content information and associated material identification, generates a menu selection from the menu, and communicates the material identification associated with the menu selection to the content processing system. The content processing system communicates the content corresponding to the menu selection to the user device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving content at a content processing system from a content provider having an asset identifier; storing the content in a house format server as house format content; assigning a material identification different than the asset identifier to the house format content in a content management system of the content processing system; receiving metadata and program associated data for the house format content at the content processing system; associating the metadata with the material identification at the content management system; communicating the metadata and material identification to a user device through a program guide system; scheduling processing of the house format content to a broadband format content at the content management system; communicating the program associated data to a schedule PAD server that generates control words for a video transport processing system; generating the broadband format content based on the control words, based on scheduling and the house format content; storing the broadband format content in a content repository; forming a menu from the program associated data, metadata and material identification; generating a menu selection from the menu at the user device; communicating the material identification associated with the menu selection to a content processing system; and communicating the broadband format content corresponding to the menu selection to the user device from the content repository through a content delivery network.