Patent ID: 9143735
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a control system, from a first network terminal of a broadcaster attached to a network, a request to create a personal channel; assigning a channel identifier to the personal channel; receiving, at the control system, personal channel information associated with the personal channel, the personal channel information including a template for organizing content displayed on the personal channel; receiving, at the control system, content-specific information associated with the personal channel, the content-specific information including personal content associated with the broadcaster; designating a location for storage of the received personal channel information and the received content-specific information, the designated storage location being associated with the channel identifier; receiving, from a second network terminal of a viewer, a request to view the personal channel, the request comprising at least the channel identifier; retrieving, in response to the request, the template and at least a portion of the content-specific information from the designated storage location using the received channel identifier; and transmitting, from the control system, the template and the content-specific information portion to the second network terminal over the network, the second network terminal being tuned to the channel identifier, and the second network terminal being configured to generate, in accordance with the template, a first interface comprising information that enables the viewer to access to at least a portion of the personal content associated with the personal channel.