Patent ID: 8572490
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a customized video player, the method comprising: displaying by a client, a publisher interface comprising: receiving via a user input device of the client, a selection of player parameters identifying the playlist and the appearance parameters for inclusion in the embedded video player; transmitting the selection of player parameters to a server, wherein the server generates a player identifier associated with the received player parameters including the playlist and the appearance parameters, and stores the player identifier in association with the received player parameters; receiving from the server, an embed code referencing the player identifier, the embed code configured such that when embedded in a web site, the embed code configures the client to load the embedded video player having an appearance specified by the player appearance parameters associated with the player identifier and the embed code configures the embedded video player to play the videos specified in the playlist associated with the player identifier; and displaying the generated embed code via the publisher interface of the client.