Patent ID: 8286870
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, at a server of an internet protocol television network, a first voting selection from a first user logged in at a set-top box device, the first voting selection associated with video content that is received at the set-top box device via the internet protocol television network; adding the first voting selection to a tally of votes related to the video content when a voting status of the set-top box device indicates that no previous voting selection has been received from the first user; receiving, at the server of the internet protocol television network, a second voting selection from a second user logged in at the set-top box device, the second voting selection associated with the video content that is received at the set-top box device via the internet protocol television network; adding the second voting selection to the tally of votes related to the video content when the voting status of the set-top box device indicates that no previous voting selection has been received from the second user; receiving, at the server of the internet protocol television network, a third voting selection from the first user logged in at the set-top box device, the third voting selection associated with the video content that is received at the set-top box device via the internet protocol television network; and not adding the third voting selection to the tally of votes related to the video content when the voting status of the set-top box device indicates that the first voting selection has been received from the first user.