Patent ID: 7698371
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating by video, said method comprising: accessing videos: storing information associated with said videos in a database, wherein said information comprises preferences and past viewing experiences of said client devices and is used to organize said videos into groups of available selections, said available selections comprising a plurality of videos comprising video conversations, said information being used to control access to said videos according to said preferences and said past viewing experiences of said client devices; streaming a video of a customized menu comprising a portion of said groups to a client device of said client devices based on said information, said portion of said groups comprising a listing of groups of video conversations accessible to said client device; receiving a signal that identifies a selection from said menu, wherein said selection identifies a group of said listing of groups of video conversations; streaming to said client device a first video associated with said selection, wherein said first video is a member of said plurality of videos comprising a video conversation corresponding to said listing of groups of video conversations; receiving from said client device a second video that is streamed from said client device as it is recorded by said client device, wherein said second video is a response to said first video; and associating said second video with said video conversation corresponding to said listing of groups of video conversations.