Patent ID: 9538233
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A streaming video server for use in conjunction with a video player associated with a wireless telephone, the streaming video server comprising: a network interface for broadband communication with the video player and the associated wireless telephone via the Internet; a memory, coupled to the network interface, for storing a plurality of video programs; wherein the streaming video server responds to interactions via a user of the wireless telephone to receive first data indicating a selected one of the plurality of video programs; wherein the streaming video server is configured to stream the selected one of the plurality of video programs to the video player via the broadband communication for display on a display device associated with the video player; wherein the streaming video server is configured to adjust the stream to selectively pause and stop the selected one of the plurality of video programs and skip to a different portion of the selected one of the plurality of video programs in response to second data received via the broadband communication; wherein the streaming video server is configured to generate a list for display via the video player of at least a portion of the plurality of video programs, and wherein the list of at least a portion of the plurality of video programs includes at least a lower display quality and higher display quality available for at least one of the plurality of video programs; wherein the streaming video server is configured to generate a viewing history for display on the video player that indicates a plurality of previously streamed video programs of the plurality of video programs; and wherein the streaming video server is configured to receive via the broadband communication a search query and to search the plurality of video programs.