Patent ID: 8117545
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A video channel curating, hosting and display method, operating in a computer network, comprising: displaying, using a server supported on at least one hardware element, a set of one or more pages, the one or more pages comprising a site template from which a video channel may be defined, a first interface portion that provides a calendar-based tool for defining a custom video discovery policy for the video channel, and a second interface portion that provides a configuration tool for defining a custom submission and review policy for the video channel, the custom submission and review policy including at least one peer review option; receiving, from a first entity, first configuration data to define a first video channel using the site template, a first custom video discovery policy for the first video channel, and a first custom submission and review policy for the first video channel; receiving, from a second entity distinct from the first entity, second configuration data to define a second video channel using the site template, a second custom video discovery policy for the second video channel, and a second custom submission and review policy for the second video channel; for each respective video channel, and as defined by their respective first and second custom video discovery policy, performing a search across web resources to locate video content; for each respective video channel, embedding at least some of the video content located by the search in the respective video channel; for each respective video channel, including in that video channel any video content received upon being uploaded by the respective first or second entity; for each respective video channel, and provided that the custom submission and review policy for that video channel is satisfied, including in that video channel any video content received upon being uploaded by a visitor to that video channel; displaying each of the first and second video channels as a distinct web page; and for at least the first video channel, and as defined by the first custom video discovery policy for the first video channel, repeating the search, and posting into the first video channel a configurable number of video clips every configurable number of days as defined by the first configuration data.