Patent ID: 8806545
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating demand-driven population and management of online content within a video-on-demand (VOD) service, the method comprising: receiving trend information and an initial link reference at one or more first input ports, the trend information pertaining to at least one portion of the online content, the initial link reference being at least indirectly indicative of a location at which the online content is available; analyzing the initial link reference to determine whether the location at which the online content is available corresponds to the initial link reference or instead corresponds to a modified link reference that is related to the initial link reference; when it is determined that the location corresponds to the modified link reference, utilizing the modified link reference in processing one or both of the trend information or further trend information; obtaining and normalizing, by way of one or more processing devices, metadata pertaining to the online content; determining business rule information pertaining to the online content based at least indirectly upon the trend information, content provider policy information, and the normalized metadata, by way of the one or more processing devices; and outputting via one or more output ports the business rule information for receipt by the VOD service, whereby availability and prioritization of the online content at the VOD service is based at least in part upon the output business rule information.